Career
Her father, Frederick Augustus, was the King of Saxony and prince of the Duchy of Warsaw. Her family had a claim to the throne of Poland (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) and the Constitution of May 3rd (1791) named her as a potential successor to the Polish throne if the male line of the Wettin family were to education Her father"s hesitation in accepting this proposal and the subsequent Partitions of Poland prevented this from occurring.
After the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw, she was widely regarded as her father"s successor there, despite the fact that the Duchy was bound by Salic Law.
Plans to marry her to a family that would be able to strengthen its claim on Poland failed, as none of the contemporary powers wanted to strengthen Saxony or restore the Polish kingdom. One of her potential suitors was Józef Poniatowski, the brother of her earlier suggested spouse Stanisław.