Anhalt-Dessau
Principality (Duchy) of Anhalt-Dessau Fürstentum (Herzogtum) Anhalt-Dessau (German) | |||||||||
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1396–1561 1603–1863 | |||||||||
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Capital | Dessau | ||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||
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• 1396–1405 | Sigismund I (first) | ||||||||
• 1751–1807 | Leopold III (last) | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Partitioned from Anhalt-Zerbst | 1396 | ||||||||
• Partitioned to create A-Köthen | 1471 | ||||||||
• Partitioned to create A-Plötzkau and A-Zerbst | 1544 | ||||||||
1561–1603 | |||||||||
• Raised to duchy | 1807 | ||||||||
• Merged with Anhalt-Köthen | 1853 | ||||||||
• Duchy of Anhalt reunited | 1863 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
Anhalt-Dessau was a
History
The
The Anhalt territory was divided among the sons of Prince
Upon the death of Sigismund's son Prince George I of Anhalt-Dessau in 1474, the principality was again divided with Anhalt-Köthen. Anhalt-Dessau was partitioned for a second time in 1544 with Anhalt-Zerbst and Anhalt-Plötzkau being created. From 1561 until 1603 Anhalt-Dessau was under the rule of the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and in 1603 Anhalt-Dessau was recreated, being raised to a duchy in 1807.
Anhalt-Köthen became extinct on the death of the Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, 23 November 1847, and its territories were united to Anhalt-Dessau by Patent of 22 May 1853.[1] Following the death of the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg on 19 August 1863, all of the Anhalt lands came under the rule of the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau who then took the new title of Duke of Anhalt for the newly created Duchy of Anhalt.[1]
Rulers of Anhalt-Dessau
Princes (1396–1561)
- Sigismund I 1396–1405
- George I 1405–1474
- Waldemar IV 1405–1417 (co-regent)
- Sigismund II 1405–1452 (co-regent)
- Albert V 1405–1469 (co-regent)
- Ernest I 1474–1516
- George II 1474–1509 (co-regent)
- Sigismund III 1474–1487 (co-regent)
- Rudolph IV 1474–1510 (co-regent)
- Joachim I 1516–1561
- John V 1516–1544 (co-regent)
- George III 1516–1544 (co-regent)
To Anhalt-Zerbst 1561.
Princes (1603–1807)
- John George I 1603–1618
- John Casimir 1618–1660
- John George II 1660–1693
- Leopold I 1693–1747
- Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau regent 1693–1697
- Leopold II 1747–1751
- Leopold III 1751–1807
- Prince Dietrich regent 1751–1758
Raised to Duchy 1807.
Dukes (1807–1863)
- Leopold III 1807–1817
- Leopold IV 1817–1863
Renamed Duchy of Anhalt 1863.
Notes
- ^ a b Hertslet 1875, p. 245.
References
- Regnal chronology
- Hertslet, Edward (1875), The map of Europe by treaty; showing the various political and territorial changes which have taken place since the general peace of 1814, London: Butterworths
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 44–46.