Editing Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (section)

===Renunciation of the Polish throne===
Frederick Augustus' three predecessors as Elector of Saxony had been [[List of Polish monarchs|kings of Poland]], but due to his young age he was not considered eligible during the [[1764 Polish–Lithuanian royal election]]. However, when a [[Constitution of 3 May 1791|constitution]] was ratified by the [[Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish Sejm]], Frederick Augustus was named successor to King [[Stanisław August Poniatowski|Stanisław II August]]. At the same time, the head of the Saxon Royal House was established as heir to the Polish throne through Article VII of that very constitution. Frederick Augustus declined to accept the crown upon Stanisław's death in 1798 because he feared becoming entangled in disputes with [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]], [[Prussia]] and [[Russian Empire|Russia]], which had begun to [[First Partition of Poland|partition Poland in 1772]].<ref name="Schaefer">Dagmar Schäfer: ''Der gefangene Sachsenkönig. Eine Erinnerung an Sachsens ersten König, Friedrich August I. (1750–1827)''. Tauchaer Verlag, Taucha 1996, {{ISBN|3-910074-52-9}} {{in lang|de}}</ref> In fact, by then the title would have been in name only - a [[Partitions of Poland|full partition of Poland]] among those neighboring powers had already [[Third Partition of Poland|taken place in 1795]].