Brief Life History of Karl Wilhelm
When Karl Wilhelm von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 16 October 1652, in Zerbst, Anhalt, Germany, his father, John VI von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was 31 and his mother, Prinzessin Auguste Sophia Ernestine von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, was 21. He married Sophia von Sachsen-Weissenfels on 18 June 1676, in Halle an der Saale, Halle (Saale), Saxony, Germany. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 3 November 1718, in his hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Zerbst, Anhalt, Germany.
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- Karl Wilhelm von Anhalt-Zerbst, "Find A Grave Index"
- Karl Wilhelm von Anhalt-Zerbst (born Askanier), Fürst zu Anhalt-Zerbst, 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage
Spouse and Children
1652–1718 Male
1654–1724 Female
Children (3)
1677–1742 Male
1678–1693 Male
1679–1740 Female
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (13)
1650–1651 Male
1651–1652 Male
1652–1718 Male
1653–1714 Male
1654–1726 Male
+8 More Children
Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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