Karl August von Sachsen

Karl August of Saxony 	Karl August of Saxony
By the Grace of God, Prince Consort of Arendaal 	By the Grace of God, Prince Consort of Arendaal
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Prince Consort of Arendaal 	Prince Consort of Arendaal
Consort of 	Queen Blanche I of Arendaal
Consort 	1388 - 1402
Predecessor 	Louise of Montelimar
Successor 	Anna of Franken
Prince Consort of Suionia 	Prince Consort of Suionia
Consort of 	Queen Regent Blanche I of Arendaal
Consort 	1388 - 1402
Predecessor 	Louise of Montelimar
Successor 	Anna of Franken
 	
Birth 	c.1344, Preßburg
Death 	March 1402, Bergen
From 	Wiese (Holy Germanic Empire)
Marriage 	1388, Trondheim
Father 	Holy Germanic Emperor Emperor Lothar II
Mother 	Holy Germanic Empress
Issue 	Niklaas III of Arendaal Kristine, Talemantine Empress
Royal House 	House of Sachsen (by birth) House of Kronhielm (founder)
Full Name 	Karl August von Sachsen av Kronhielm-Kapét
Religion 	Christian (Catholic)
Buried 	Kronhielm Tombs
OOC 	Three Wise Men, in the Magi Chapel of Palazzo Medici-Riccardi by Benozzo Gozzoli; Effigy of Edward II of England
Karl August of Saxony ("Karl Auguste") (1344 - 1400) was the husband of Queen Blanche I of Arendaal and thus the Prince Consort of Arendaal and Suionia between and 1388 and his death in 1402.
Karl August was much older than his beautiful bride, with an age difference of 25 years between the two. The match was engineered by Karl's brother, Holy Germanic Emperor Maximilian IV, whose own wife was Blanche's aunt Viveka of Arendaal. Maximilian wanted to further the Empire's alliance with the Aren King, King Edvard II, who ruled both the Kingdoms of Arendaal and Suionia in a personal union. The Emperor proposed his son as a suitor for the young Aren Queen. Blanche's grandfather King Edvard II, however, was unwilling to let her marry such a close relation (a first cousin), especially given the opposition of Blanche's father, Crown Prince Lief, to such matches. The proposal was thus declined. Intent on a marriage, however, Maximilian IV pressed the suit and put forth his younger brother, the widowed Karl August, as a potential suitor. With favourable terms proposed, Edvard II consented to the match. Karl August and Blanche were married in 1388, shortly before she came to the throne.
Karl August of Saxony was made "Prince of Kronhielm" upon his marriage. This was the basis for the House of Kronhielm, the branch of the Kapetien Dynasty that would rule Arendaal once Karl and Blanche's son, Niklaas III came to power in 1408. He wielded great influential during his wife's reign, particularly with regards to her rule in Suionia. Little is known of the details of their marriage except for the great political influence Karl enjoyed. Among the letters written between Karl and his brother the Emperor, he refers to his wife more than once as "a pearl of great price". 
==Family, Marriage and Children==
Prince Karl August of Saxony married the much younger Queen Regent Blanche I of Arendaal and Suionia in 1388. Their children included:
*Niklaas III of Arendaal (1389 - 1424) - who succeeded his mother as ruler of Arendaal and Suionia in 1408
*Kristine of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire (b. 1394) - Consort of Emperor Beniamino VI of the Talemantine Empire
===Siblings===
* Holy Germanic Emperor Maximilian IV - brother
===Other Royal Relations===
* Viveka of Arendaal, Holy Germanic Empress - sister-in-law (his brother Emperor Maximilian IV's wife) and wife's aunt
* Nissa of Arendaal, Queen of Montelimar - sister-in-law (wife's sister). Consort of Jean V of Montelimar
* Anna of Franken, Queen of Arendaal - daughter-in-law
* Crown Prince Lief of Arendaal - father-in-law
* Martha of Anglyn, Princess of Arendaal - mother-in-law
* Edvard II of Arendaal - grandfather-in-law
* Louise of Montelimar, Queen of Arendaal - grandmother-in-law
*Catharina of Batavie, Queen of Arendaal – Edvard II’s second wife 
* Madeleine I of Arendaal – grand daughter
* Rikissa of Arendaal, Duchess of Franken - wife's aunt. Consort of Thomas IV von Franken
==Ancestors==
==Ancestors==
*Note:Friedrich I was the brother of Immanuelle of Saxony, Queen of Arendaal*
==See Also==
*Monarchs of Arendaal
*Royal Consorts of Arendaal
*History of Arendaal
*Royal Marriages of Arendaal
*List of Emperors of Wiese
*History of Wiese
*Suionia 
*Union of Bergen
Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard	Consorts of the Kapétien Dynasty House of Langsvard
Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty 	Aren Royalty
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie1378 - 1388 	Prince Consort of Arendaal1388 - 1402 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken1408 – 1424
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie1378 - 1388 	Prince Consort of Norseberg1388 - 1402 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken1408 – 1424
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie1378 - 1388 	Grand Duke Consort of Emyn Arnen1388 - 1402 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken1408 – 1424
Suionian Royalty 	Suionian Royalty 	Suionian Royalty
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie 	Prince Consort of Suionia1388 - 1402 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie 	 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken
Preceded by Catharina of Batavie 	 	Succeeded byAnna of Franken
Category: Historical Royals of Arendaal
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Category:History of Wieserreich
Category:Historical Royals of Wieserreich
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