Friedrich August I

Japanese: Friedrich August I(英語表記)FriedrichAugustI
Friedrich August I

...In 1547, the Wettins acquired the Electorate of Saxony and the Wittenberg region from the Ernst line, and together with their former territories, the extremely rich and powerful Electorate of Saxony was created. The state reached its zenith during the reign of Elector Friedrich August I (1694-1733), who also served as King of Poland (1697-1733), and the so-called Dresden Baroque culture flourished. In 1806, Friedrich August II ascended to the throne with the support of Napoleon, but after Napoleon's defeat, he ceded a large territory stretching from northern Thuringia to Lusatia to Prussia at the Congress of Vienna (establishment of the Province of Saxony). ...

From Dresden

…After the Thirty Years' War, the Treaty of Prague added Lusatia to the Electoral Duchy in 1635, and Dresden prospered economically, with the mining region of the Erzgebirge and the vast rural textile industry in its hinterland. During the reign of Elector Friedrich August I (the Strong) (1670-1733), who participated in the Turkish War and also served as King of Poland (Augustus II), the Frauenkirche, Zwinger Palace, and Japanese Palace, which are said to be the pearls of 18th-century German Baroque, were built, and Meissen porcelain also began to be produced around this time. After suffering the ravages of war during the three Silesian Wars and then the Napoleonic Wars, Dresden went into political decline. …

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Japanese:

…そして,1547年にはエルンスト系からザクセン選帝侯位とウィッテンベルク地方を獲得し,旧領と合わせてここにきわめて豊かで強力なウェッティン家のザクセン選帝侯国ができ上がった。この国は選帝侯フリードリヒ・アウグスト1世Friedrich August I(在位1694‐1733)の時代に最盛期をむかえ,ポーランド王も兼ね(在位1697‐1733)いわゆるドレスデン・バロックの文化も花開いた。1806年,フリードリヒ・アウグスト2世はナポレオンの支援をうけて王位につくが,敗戦の後,ウィーン会議により北チューリンゲンからラウジッツに至る広い領土をプロイセンに割譲した(プロビンツ・ザクセンProvinz Sachsenの成立)。…

【ドレスデン】より

…三十年戦争で,1635年プラハ条約によりラウジッツが選帝侯領に加えられると,ドレスデンはエルツ山脈の鉱山地帯と広い農村繊維工業地域を後背地にして経済的に繁栄する。トルコ戦争に参加し,ポーランド王(アウグスト2世)も兼ねた選帝侯フリードリヒ・アウグスト1世(強王)Friedrich‐August I(1670‐1733)の時代には,18世紀ドイツ・バロックの真珠といわれるフラウエン教会,ツウィンガー宮殿,日本宮殿なども建設され,マイセン磁器もこのころ始まる。3回にわたるシュレジエン戦争,ついでナポレオン戦争による戦禍を受け,政治的には衰退した。…

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