This monarch founded a museum called the Green Vault, which contains his obelisk craftfted by his royal goldsmith JohannDinglinger.
This monarch founded a museum called the Green Vault, which contains his obelisk craftfted by his royal goldsmith JohannDinglinger. He also built the Zwinger palace using architect Matthaus Poppelmann, and opened it to celebrate his son's marriageto Archduchess Maria Josepha. The death of this king led three powers to sign the Treaty of the "Three Black Eagles,"partly named because this king founded the Order of the White Eagle. He once held an animal-tossing contest where noblesvied to see who could throw foxes, rabbits, badgers, and wildcats the farthest. His son of the same name was dominated byhis advisor Heinrich von Bruhl. This king from the house of Wettin was backed by the Sandomierz Confederation, but waslater forced to abdicate under the Treaty of Altranstadt, which installed his rival Stanislaw Lesczynski. For 10 points, name thisPolish king during the Great Northern War, who was known as "the Saxon Hercules" and "the Strong."
This monarch founded a museum called the Green Vault, which contains his obelisk craftfted by his royal goldsmith JohannDinglinger.
Augustus the Strong [or Augustus II of Poland; also accept "Augustus I" because he was also known as Frederick Augustus Iand Augustus I, Elector of Saxony; accept Augustus, the Saxon Hercules until it is read; prompt on "Augustus"]