Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt

Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt

Reign

Duke of Anhalt
September 13, 1918 - November 12, 1918 (1 month) (17)
Preceded by Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
Monarchy abolished on November 12, 1918

Life Data

Full Name	Joachim Ernst Wilhelm Karl Albrecht Leopold Friedrich Moritz Erdmann
House	Ascania
Birth	January 11, 1901 Ballenstedt, Germany
Death	February 18, 1947 (46 years) Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Weimar, Germany

Parents

Eduard, Duke of Anhalt

Birth	April 18, 1861
Father	Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt (1831-1904)
Mother	Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1838-1908)
Death	September 13, 1918 (57 years)

Louise Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg

Birth	August 11, 1873
Father	Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907)
Mother	Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1843-1919)
Death	April 14, 1953 (79 years)

Siblings

Number	Name	Marriages	Children
1.	Friederike, Princess of Anhalt (1896-96) (10 months)	N/A	N/A
2.	Leopold, Prince of Anhalt (1897-98) (1 year)	N/A	N/A
3.	Marie-Auguste, Princess of Anhalt (1898-1983) (85 years)	Joachim, Prince of Prussia (1890-1920, m.1916 d.1920) Johannes-Michael, Baron von Loën (1902-78, m.1926 d.1935)	1 son
4.	Eugen, Prince of Anhalt (1903-80) (77 years)	Anastasia Jungmeier (1901-70, m.1935)	1 daughter
5.	Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt (1912-36) (24 years)	N/A	N/A

Paternal Grandparents

Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt

Birth	April 29, 1831
Father	Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (1794-1871)
Mother	Frederica, Princess of Prussia (1796-1850)
Death	January 24, 1904 (72 years)

Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg

Birth	April 17, 1838
Father	Eduard, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1804-52)
Mother	Amalie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1815-41)
Death	October 13, 1908 (70 years)

Maternal Grandparents

Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg

Birth	October 24, 1829
Father	Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796-1853)
Mother	Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-62)
Death	May 13, 1907 (77 years)

Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen

Birth	August 6, 1843
Father	Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800-82)
Mother	Marie Frederica, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1804-88)
Death	November 11, 1919 (76 years)

First Wife: Elisabeth Strickrodt

Birth	September 3, 1903
Father	Ferdinand Strickrodt (1875-1929)
Mother	Ottilie Wettstein (1879-1925)
Death	January 5, 1971 (67 years)

Marriage

March 3, 1927 - 1929 (1-2 years, divorced)

Second Wife: Editha Marwitz von Stephani

Birth	August 20, 1905
Father	Wilhelm Horn (1873-1937)
Mother	Irmgard Marwitz (1883-1944)
Death	February 22, 1986 (80 years)

Marriage

October 15, 1929 - February 18, 1947 (17 years, died)

Child 1: Alexandra, Princess of Anhalt

Full Name	Marie Antoinette Elisabeth Alexandra Irmgard Edda Charlotte
Birth	July 14, 1930
Death	March 22, 1993 (62 years)

First Marriage

First Husband	Karl-Heinz Guttmann (1911-2005)
First Husband's Parents	Karl Guttmann (1883-1943) Anna Klinger (1889-1947)
First Marriage	May 24, 1957 - April 8, 1968 (10 years, divorced)

Children from First Marriage

Number	Name	Marriages	Children
1.	Joachim Ernst Guttmann (1963-) (58 years)	Bettina Pahn (1973-, m.2006)	1 son

Second Marriage

Second Husband	Max Riederer (1916-2000)
Second Husband's Parents	Georg Riederer (1884-1950) Margaretha von Speck (1891-1963)
Second Marriage	December 20, 1974 - December 3, 1976 (1 year)

Child 2: Anna Luise, Princess of Anhalt

Full Name	Anna Luise Marie Friederike Elisabeth Alice
Birth	March 26, 1933
Death	November 1, 2003 (70 years)

Marriage

Husband	Thomas Beverly Birch (1927-2016)
Husband's Parents	Thomas Byron Birch (1896-1973) Anne Langdon (1902-78)
Marriage	August 5, 1966 - 1970 (3-4 years, divorced)

Children

Number	Name	Marriages	Children
1.	James Birch (1967-) (54 years)	Dagmar Ruffershöfer (1971-, m.2006)	2 daughters

Child 3: Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

Full Name	Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann
Birth	April 11, 1938
Death	October 9, 1963 (25 years)

Child 4: Edda, Princess of Anhalt

Full Name	Edda Adelheid Antoinette Emma Elisabeth
Birth	January 30, 1940 (81 years)

Marriage

Husband	Albert Darboven (1936-)
Husband's Parents	Albert Hopusch (1909-48) Johanna Margarethe Wagner (1912-56)
Marriage	December 20, 1973 - Present (47 years)

Child 5: Eduard, Prince of Anhalt

Full Name	Eduard Julius Ernst August
Birth	December 3, 1941 (79 years)

Marriage

Wife	Corinne Krönlein (1961-)
Wife's Parents	Günther Krönlein (1928-2009) Anneliese Benz (1937-)
Marriage	July 21, 1980 - 2014 (33-34 years, divorced)

Children

Number	Name	Marriages	Children
1.	Katharina, Princess of Anhalt (1980-) (41 years)	Marc Bernath (1977-, m.2008)	1 son
2.	Eilika, Princess of Anhalt (1985-) (36 years)	N/A	1 son, 1 daughter
3.	Felicitas, Princess of Anhalt (1993-) (28 years)	N/A	N/A