Friedrich Christian (Sept. 5, 1722- Dec. 17, 1763) was the eldest surviving son of King August III and Queen Maria Josepha of Saxony/Poland. Traveling incognito as Comte de Lusace, he departed Dresden on May 13, 1738 in the company of his sister, Maria Amalia, the new Queen of Naples, for a four-week journey via modern-day Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia to arrive in Naples on June 22, 1738. Following a cure on Ischia (July 12-Sept. 23, 1738) and a period of recuperation in Portici and Naples (July 23-Nov. 15, 1738), the prince sojourned for a year in Rome, residing in Palazzo Albani alle Quattro Fontane (Nov. 18, 1738-Oct. 14, 1739). After Rome, he toured Tuscany, Lombardy and the Veneto (Oct. 14-Dec. 21, 1739) before floating into Venice for six months in Ca’Foscari (Dec. 21, 1739-June 11, 1740). Prior to returning to Dresden on Sept. 7, 1740, the prince spent two months in Vienna with his grandmother, Dowager Empress Wilhelmine Amalie.
Mon., May 12, 1738 | Dresden to Pillnitz |
Tues., May 13 | Pillnitz via Zehista to Lovosice CZ |
Weds., May 14 | Lovosice to Prague |
Thurs., May 15 | Prague |
Fri., May 16 | Prague to Nesbeky |
Sat., May 17 | Nesbeky to Tabor |
Sun., May 18 | Tabor via Jindrichuv Hradec to Nova Bystrice |
Mon., May 19 | Nova Bystrice CZ to Pulkau AUT |
Tues., May 20 | Pulkau to St. Pölten |
Weds., May 21 | St. Pölten to Turnitz |
Thurs., May 22 | Turnitz to Mariazell |
Fri., May 23 | Mariazell to Bruck |
Sat., May 24 | Bruck to Gratz |
Sun., May 25 | Gratz to Maribor SLO |
Mon., May 26 | Maribor to Celje |
Tues., May 27 | Celje to Ljubljana |
Weds., May 28 | Ljubljana to Vipava |
Thurs., May 29 | Vipava to Palmanova IT |
Fri., May 30 | Palmanova |
Sat., May 31 | Palmanova via Codroipo to Pordenone |
Sun., June 1 | Pordenone to Treviso |
Mon., June 2 | Treviso to Padua via Venice |
Tues., June 3 | Padua |
Weds., June 4 | Padua to Rovigo |
Thurs., June 5 | Rovigo to Ferrara |
Fri., June 6 | Ferrara to Faenza |
Sat., June 7 | Faenza to Rimini |
Sun., June 8 | Rimini to Pesaro |
Mon., June 9 | Pesaro to Loreto |
Tues., June 10 | Loreto to Tolentino |
Weds, June 11 | Tolentino to Seravalle |
Thurs., June 12 | Seravalle to Spoleto |
Fri., June 13 | Spoleto to Terni |
Sat., June 14 | Terni to Civita Castellana |
Sun., June 15 | Civita Castellana to Monterotondo |
Mon., June 16 | Monterotondo to Zagarolo |
Tues., June 17 | Zagarolo to Velletri |
Weds., June 18 | Velletri to Priverno |
Thurs, June 19 | Priverno to Gaeta |
Fri., June 20 | Gaeta |
Sat., June 21 | Gaeta |
Sun., June 22 | Gaeta to Naples |
Sun., June 22 – Sat. July 12 | Naples |
Sat., July 12 – Tues., Sept. 23 | Ischia |
Tues., Sept. 23 – Sat., Nov. 15 | Portici/Naples |
Sat., Nov. 15 | Naples to Castiglione |
Sun., Nov. 16 | Castiglione to Priverno |
Mon., Nov. 17 | Priverno to Velletri |
Tues., Nov. 18 | Velletri to Rome |
Tues., Nov. 18, 1738 – Weds., Oct. 14, 1739 | Rome [April 20-23, Nettuno; May 4-10, Frascati; Sept. 22 Tivoli] |
Thurs., Oct. 15 | Rome to Soriano |
Fri., Oct. 16 | Soriano to Viterbo |
Sat., Oct. 17 | Viterbo to Radicofani |
Sun., Oct. 18 | Radicofani to Siena |
Mon., Oct. 19 | Siena |
Tues., Oct. 20 | Siena to San Romano |
Weds., Oct. 21 | San Romano to Livorno via Pisa |
Thurs., Oct. 22 | Livorno |
Fri., Oct. 23 | Livorno to Pisa |
Sat., Oct. 24 | Pisa |
Sun., Oct. 25 | Pisa to San Romano |
Mon., Oct. 26 | San Romano to Florence via Ambrogiana |
Tues., Oct. 27 – Thurs., Nov. 12 | Florence |
Thurs., Nov. 12 | Florence to S. Piero a Sieve |
Fri., Nov. 13 | S. Piero a Sieve to Firenzuola |
Sat., Nov. 14 | Firenzuola to Bologna via Pianoro |
Sat., Nov. 14 – Sat., Nov. 21 | Bologna |
Sat., Nov. 21 | Bologna to Modena |
Sat., Nov. 21 – Weds., Nov. 25 | Modena |
Weds., Nov. 25 | Modena to Parma |
Weds., Nov. 25 – Sat., Nov. 28 | Parma |
Sat., Nov. 28 | Parma to Piacenza |
Sun., Nov. 29 | Piacenza to Lodi |
Mon., Nov. 30 | Lodi to Milan |
Mon., Dec. 1 – Sat., Dec. 12 | Milan |
Sat., Dec. 12 | Milan to Cavernago |
Sun., Dec. 13 | Cavernago to Brescia |
Mon., Dec. 14 | Brescia to Desenzano |
Tues., Dec. 15 | Desenzano to Mantua |
Weds., Dec. 16 | Mantua |
Thurs., Dec. 17 | Mantua to Verona |
Fri., Dec. 18 | Verona |
Sat., Dec. 19 | Verona to Vicenza |
Sun., Dec. 20 | Vicenza to Padua |
Mon., Dec. 21 | Padua to Venice |
Mon., Dec. 21, 1739 – Sat., June 11, 1740 | Venice |
Sun., June 12 | Venice to Portogruaro |
Mon., June 13 | Portogruaro to Gorizia |
Tues., June 14 | Gorizia to Oberlaubach |
Weds., June 15 | Oberlaubach to Oberbourg |
Thurs., June 16 | Oberbourg |
Fri., June 17 | Oberbourg to Celje |
Sat., June 18 | Celje to Maribor |
Sun., June 19 | Maribor to Graz |
Mon., June 20 | Graz to Bruck |
Tues., June 21 | Bruck to Neustadt |
Weds., June 22 | Neustadt to Vienna |
June 23-Aug. 31 | Vienna |
Aug. 31 | Vienna to Pulkau |
Sept. 1 | Pulkau to Zlawing |
Sept. 2 | Zlawing to Tabor |
Sept. 3 | Tabor to Nesbeky |
Sept. 4 | Nesbecky to Prague |
Sept. 5 | Prague |
Sept. 6 | Prague to Aussig [Usti nad Labem] |
Sept. 7 | Aussig [Usti nad Labem] to Dresden |