Eduard, Duke of Anhalt

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Eduard
Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt
MotherPrincess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg

Eduard Georg Wilhelm Maximilian (18 April 1861 – 13 September 1918) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the penultimate ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt from April to September 1918.[1]

Early life

Prince Eduard in 1883.

Prince Eduard was born at

Frederick, had no issue, Eduard became heir presumptive
and Hereditary Prince following the death of their father, Duke Friedrich I, in 1904.

Reign

Eduard succeeded his brother Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt on 21 April 1918, but his brief reign came to an end five months later with his own death on 13 September 1918. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Prince Joachim Ernst under the regency of Eduard's younger brother, Prince Aribert.

Marriage and children

Duke Eduard married Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873–1953) in Altenburg on 6 February 1895. She was a daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. They had six children before divorcing in 1918.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Ralf Regener: Der Sturz der Askanier 1918 in Anhalt. Bedingungen, Verlauf und Nachwirkungen des Untergangs einer kleinstaatlichen deutschen Monarchie, Dessau-Roßlau 2013
Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
Born: 18 April 1861 Died: 13 September 1918
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Anhalt
1918
Succeeded by