Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Army of Elector Frederick August II of Saxony

Name: Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Army of Elector Frederick August II of Saxony
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Army of Elector Frederick August II of Saxony\nNEW Books from family run Booksellers. \nOur hand selected titles are in stock and ready for posting in protective packaging.\nDuring the 18th Century, the Electorate of Saxony was a rich state of the Holy Roman Empire. Northern Saxony was one of most fertile parts of Germany, though fertility diminishes toward Ore Mountains of the south where Saxony long had important mineral production. The House of Wettin ruled Saxony since 1429. Between 1697 and 1763, the Electors of Saxony were also elected Kings of Poland. The Elector Frederick August I (12 May 1670-1 February 1733), also known as Sun King of Saxony, was elected King of Poland with the support of Austria and the help of Russia when the former King Stanislaw I Leszczynski, supported by France, was forced to flee after the Swedish defeat of Poltava in 1709. The Elector married Maria Josepha, sister of the Emperor Charles VI of Austria. The Emper.