Editing Dresden (section)

===Early modern age===
[[File:ZwingerZurVermählungFriedrichAugustII.jpg|thumb|[[Zwinger (Dresden)|Zwinger]], 1719, [[wedding reception]] of [[Augustus III of Poland]] and [[Maria Josepha of Austria]]]]

The [[Rulers of Saxony|Elector]] and ruler of Saxony Frederick Augustus I became King [[Augustus II the Strong]] of [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Poland]] in 1697. He gathered many of the best musicians,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earlymusicworld.com/id16.html|title=Dresden in the Time of Zelenka and Hasse|website=earlymusicworld.com|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710163436/http://earlymusicworld.com/id16.html|archive-date=10 July 2011|access-date=26 May 2007}}</ref> architects and painters from all over Europe to Dresden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sachsen-tourismus.de/pl/regiony/regiony-i-miasta/drezno/|title=Drezno|language=pl|url-status=dead|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328155417/http://www.sachsen-tourismus.de/pl/regiony/regiony-i-miasta/drezno/}}</ref> His reign marked the beginning of Dresden's emergence as a leading European city for technology and art. During the reign of Kings Augustus II the Strong and [[Augustus III of Poland]] most of the city's [[Baroque architecture|baroque]] landmarks were built. These include the [[Zwinger (Dresden)|Zwinger Royal Palace]], the [[Japanisches Palais|Japanese Palace]], the [[Taschenbergpalais]], the [[Pillnitz Castle]] and the two landmark churches: the Catholic [[Dresden Cathedral|Hofkirche]] and the Lutheran [[Dresden Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche]]. In addition, significant art collections and museums were founded. Notable examples include the [[Dresden Porcelain Collection]], the [[Kupferstich-Kabinett, Dresden|Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs]], the [[Grünes Gewölbe]] and the [[Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon]]. Strengthening ties with Poland, postal routes to [[Poznań]], [[Toruń]] and [[Warsaw]] were established under Augustus II the Strong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocztowokurierski.pl/uslugi-pocztowe/szkice-z-historii-poczty/art,13,polska-poczta-w-dobie-saskiej-panowanie-augusta-ii-mocnego.html|title=Polska Poczta w dobie saskiej – panowanie Augusta II Mocnego|author=Rafał Zgorzelski|language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531022507/http://www.pocztowokurierski.pl/uslugi-pocztowe/szkice-z-historii-poczty/art,13,polska-poczta-w-dobie-saskiej-panowanie-augusta-ii-mocnego.html|access-date=22 November 2023|archive-date=31 May 2016}}</ref>

In 1726, there was a riot for two days after a Protestant clergyman was killed by a soldier who had recently converted from Catholicism.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hl4vDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT366|title=A Magnificent Faith: Art and Identity in Lutheran German|last=Heal|first=Bridget|isbn=9780192522405|date=4 August 2017|publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=19 February 2019|archive-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717010202/https://books.google.com/books?id=Hl4vDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT366|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1745, the [[Treaty of Dresden]] between Prussia, Saxony, and Austria ended the [[Second Silesian War]]. Only a few years later, Dresden suffered heavy destruction in the [[Seven Years' War]] (1756–1763), following its capture by Prussian forces, its subsequent re-capture, and a failed [[Siege of Dresden|Prussian siege]] in 1760. [[Friedrich Schiller]] completed his ''[[Ode to Joy]]'' (the literary base of the [[European anthem]]) in Dresden in 1785.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.friedrich-schiller-archiv.de/briefe-schillers/an-georg-goeschen/schiller-an-georg-goeschen-29-november-1785/ |title=Schiller an Georg Göschen, 29. November 1785 |website=Friedrich Schiller Archiv |date=20 August 2013 |language=de |trans-title=Schiller to Georg Göschen, 29 November 1785 |access-date=10 May 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803115920/https://www.friedrich-schiller-archiv.de/briefe-schillers/an-georg-goeschen/schiller-an-georg-goeschen-29-november-1785/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1793, preparations for the Polish [[Kościuszko Uprising]] started in the city by [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] in response to the [[Second Partition of Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dzieje.pl/aktualnosci/rocznica-insurekcji-kosciuszkowskiej|title=Insurekcja Kościuszkowska - ostatnia próba ratowania Rzeczpospolitej|website=Dzieje.pl|access-date=22 November 2023|language=pl}}</ref>