Justus Hashagen

“ He was also interested in the amalgamation of the German historical and archaeological societies. On the death of his brother Frederick Augustus II., John became, on the 9th of August 1854, king of Saxony. As king he soon won great popularity owing to his simplicity, graciousness and increasingly evident knowledge of affairs. In his policy as regards the German confederation he was entirely on the side of Austria. ”

“ JOHN (1801–1873) , king of Saxony, son of Prince Maximilian of Saxony and his wife Caroline of Parma (d. 1804) , was born at Dresden on the 12th of December 1801. As a boy he took a keen interest in literature and art (also in history, law, and political science) , and studied with the greatest ardour classical and German literature (Herder, Schiller, Goethe) . ”

“ Following the example of his father, he taught his children in person, and had a great influence on their education. On the 12th of August 1845, during a stay at Leipzig, the prince was the object of hostile public demonstrations, the people holding him to be the head of an alleged ultramontane party at court, and the revolution of 1848 compelled him to interrupt his activities in the upper chamber. ”