Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Christian August | |
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John Louis II | |
Born | Dornburg, Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg | 29 November 1690
Died | 16 March 1747 Zerbst | (aged 56)
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Catherine II of Russia Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Peter, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
House | Ascania |
Father | John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg |
Mother | Christine Eleonore of Zeutsch |
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in
He was a ruler of the Principality of
Life
Christian August was the third son of John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg and Christine Eleonore of Zeutsch (1666–1699). After the death of his father in 1704, Christian August inherited Anhalt-Dornburg jointly with his brothers John Louis II, John Augustus (died 1709), Christian Louis (died 1710) and John Frederick (died 1742).
After possibly six months as a captain in the regiment guard in 1708, on 11 February 1709 he joined the Regiment on foot in Anhalt-Zerbst (No. 8) which later changed its name to the Grenadier's Regiment King
On 22 January 1729 he became commander of Stettin, after having been chosen there on 24 May 1725 as a knight of
Six months later, the death of his cousin John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, without any issue made him and his older and only surviving brother, John Louis II, the heirs of Anhalt-Zerbst as co-rulers. Christian August remained in Stettin and his brother took full charge of the government, but he died only four years later, unmarried and childless. For this reason, Christian August had to leave Stettin and return to Zerbst, but he only reigned four months until his own death.
Marriage and issue
On 8 November 1727 in
- Sophie Auguste Fredericka(2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), who later became Catherine II the Great, Empress of Russia.
- William Christian Frederick (17 November 1730 – 27 August 1742).
- Frederick Augustus (8 August 1734 – 3 March 1793).
- Auguste Christine Charlotte (10 November 1736 – 24 November 1736).
- Elisabeth Ulrike (17 December 1742 – 5 March 1745).
Ancestors
Ancestors of Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Princess Augusta of Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||
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5. Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp | |||||||||||||||||||
22. John George I, Elector of Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||
11. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||
23. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia | |||||||||||||||||||
1. Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | |||||||||||||||||||
24. Nicholas von Zeutsch | |||||||||||||||||||
12. Christian von Zeutsch | |||||||||||||||||||
25. Ursula von Klotten | |||||||||||||||||||
6. Georg Volrath von Zeutsch | |||||||||||||||||||
26. Hans von Spiegel | |||||||||||||||||||
13. Lucretia von Spiegel | |||||||||||||||||||
27. Lucretia von Ende | |||||||||||||||||||
3. Christine Eleanore von Zeutsch | |||||||||||||||||||
28. Georg Heinrich von Weissenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
14. Wolf Georg von Weissenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
29. Barbara von Doben | |||||||||||||||||||
7. Christine von Weissenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
30. Bernhard von Konritz | |||||||||||||||||||
15. Martha von Konritz | |||||||||||||||||||
31. Anna von Posern | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 22.
- Ferdinand Siebigk: Christian August (Fürst von Anhalt-Zerbst). In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, S. 157–159.