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Augustus II
Augustus II (or Augustus the Strong) (1670–1733) King of Poland (1696–1733). He was Elector of Saxony from 1694 and succeeded
JOHN III ( John Sobieski) as King of Poland in 1696. He joined Russia and Denmark against
CHARLES XII of Sweden without Polish support but was defeated. Charles had him banished and Stanislaus Leszczynski elected king in his place. Augustus recovered his position after Charles's defeat at Poltava (1709) and for the rest of his reign brought some economic prosperity to Saxony and Poland, although renewed war with Sweden lasted until 1718. A ruler of considerable extravagance, supposed to be the most dissolute monarch in Europe, he was a patron of the arts and gave special support to the Dresden and Meissen china factories.
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Charles G. Andrade; Anthony R. Barone; Norma L. Goldbach ; Augustus H. Nicholls II. George Theodore Schmutz. Jane Burger Turner
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 5/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...grandchildren. For memorial service info call, msg machine 310/540- 2788. Nicholls, Augustus H. II Former Manhattan Beach resident, Augustus Hoke Nicholls II (Nick) died May 20, 2002 at age 83. He youth was spent in Ithaca, New York where...
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Augustus Bullock II, insurance executive.(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 8/24/1997; 481 words
; Augustus George Bullock II of Dedham, a former executive for State Mutual of America, died Friday...College in 1931. Mr. Bullock was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, holding the rank of major and serving 18 months in Europe. He worked...
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Augustus Bullock II, 88 Insurance company treasurer
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/24/1997; 438 words
; Augustus George Bullock II of Dedham, a retired insurance company treasurer, died Friday in the...treasurer. He graduated from Harvard College in 1931. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps for 18 months in Europe. He...
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Fabled beasts: Augustus the strong's Meissen menagerie.(Augustus II, King of Poland)(Illustration)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...porcelain menagerie created in Dresden by Augustus II (the Strong), the elector of Saxony...1709-1733). Beginning about 1728 Augustus ordered thousands of pieces of porcelain...but never the Chinese Palace (Pl. II). Built in 1715 and later furnished...
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Philip Augustus: King of France, 1180-1223.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...The special place that Philip Augustus holds in French history is due...to the throne in 1180, Henry II of England ruled more of France...1986, The Government of Philip Augustus, which Bradbury has, in effect...was much influenced by Henry II's 1181 Assize of Arms; and...
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Virginia Augustus, 1923-2009
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 1/7/2009; 411 words
; Virginia R. Augustus, 85, of Hallsville passed...Columbus. She married Robert Augustus on July 7, 1943, in Boise...to Burma during World War II. He preceded her in death...Hallsville; son Jim and wife Sue Augustus of Cushman, Ark.; grandchildren...
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Augustus Capers Sr., civil rights pioneer
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/26/2006; ; 476 words
; ...All Editions Biographical: Augustus Capers Sr. RINGWOOD — Augustus Theodore Capers Sr., a civil...to teach]," she said. Augustus Theodore Capers Jr., Capers...Dental Association. A World War II and Korean War Army veteran...
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BOGUT, AUGUSTUS WOODEN WINNERS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/10/2005; 700+ words
; ...Andrew Bogut and LSU's Seimone Augustus were runaway winners of the...second with 3,552 points. Augustus, a 6-1 junior guard, received...was second with 155 points. Augustus is the second woman to receive...Casablanca Grand Prix Hassan II, where he will meet Argentine...
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Marylanders mourn Judge Harry Augustus Cole: Morgan State holds
Newspaper article from: Baltimore Afro-American; 2/26/1999; 700+ words
; ...Marylanders mourn Judge Harry Augustus Cole: Morgan State holds memorial...Morgan alumnus Judge Harry Augustus Cole, the first African American...mourning his demise." Harry Augustus Cole was born in Washington...last two years of World War II in the Army, serving in Europe...
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Augustus Gardner Means, 69; businessman, state politician
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/20/1994; 589 words
; Augustus Gardner Means, a North Shore businessman...Lodge, his great grandfather, and Rep. Augustus P. Gardner, his grandfather, for whom...sergeant in the US Army during World War II in Europe and Africa. He was awarded the...
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Augustus II the Strong (Saxony and Poland) (1670–1733)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
AUGUSTUS II THE STRONG (SAXONY AND POLAND) (1670 – 1733) AUGUSTUS II THE STRONG (SAXONY AND POLAND) (1670...Saxony 1694 – 1733 and King Augustus II of Poland 1697 – 1704 and 1709...
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Augustus II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Augustus II Augustus II (1670-1733), called Augustus the Strong, was elector of Saxony and king of Poland. Better known for his extravagance and promiscuity than for political shrewdness, he failed in his modest attempts to create a strong...
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Frederick Augustus II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Frederick Augustus II elector of Saxony: see Augustus III , king of Poland.
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Frederick-Augustus II
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Frederick-Augustus II, Elector of Saxony. See Gemäldegalerie .
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Sigismund II Augustus (Poland, Lithuania) (1520–1572; ruled 1530–1572)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 – 1572) SIGISMUND II AUGUSTUS (POLAND, LITHUANIA) (1520 – 1572; ruled 1530 –...
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