Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
Reign[]
| Duke of Anhalt |
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| August 30, 1863 - May 22, 1871 (7 years) (68-76) |
| Succeeded by Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt |
| Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg |
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| August 19, 1863 - August 30, 1863 (11 days) (68) |
| Preceded by Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| Duchy merged into the Duchy of Anhalt |
| Duke of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen |
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| May 1853 - August 30, 1863 (10 years) (58-68) |
| Duchy merged into the Duchy of Anhalt |
| Duke of Anhalt-Köthen |
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| November 23, 1847 - May 1853 (5 years) (53-58) |
| Preceded by Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen |
| Duchy merged into the Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen |
| Duke of Anhalt-Dessau |
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| August 9, 1817 - May 1853 (35 years) (22-58) |
| Preceded by Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau |
| Duchy merged into Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Leopold Frederick |
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| House | Ascania |
| Birth | October 1, 1794
Dessau, Germany |
| Death | May 22, 1871 (76 years)
Dessau, Germany |
Parents[]
| Birth | December 27, 1769 |
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| Father | Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817) |
| Mother | Louise, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1750-1811) |
| Death | May 27, 1814 (44 years) |
| Birth | June 29, 1774 |
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| Father | Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748-1820) |
| Mother | Caroline, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1746-1821) |
| Death | February 3, 1846 (71 years) |
Siblings[]
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Auguste, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
(1793-1854) (61 years) |
Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(1793-1867, m.1816) |
3 sons |
| 2. | George Bernhard, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(1796-1865) (69 years) |
Karoline, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1804-29, m.1825)
Therese Emma, Lady von Erdmannsdorf (1807-48, m.1831) |
4 sons, 5 daughters |
| 3. | Paul Christian, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(1797-97) (1 month) |
N/A | N/A |
| 4. | Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
(1798-1858) (60 years) |
Gustav, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(1781-1848, m.1818) |
1 son, 2 daughters |
| 5. | Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(1799-1864) (65 years) |
Marie Luise Charlotte, Princess of Hesse-Kassel
(1814-95, m.1832) |
3 daughters |
| 6. | William Waldemar, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(1807-64) (57 years) |
Emilie Klausnitzer
(1812-88, m.1840) |
N/A |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | August 10, 1740 |
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| Father | Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1700-51) |
| Mother | Gisela Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (1722-51) |
| Death | August 9, 1817 (76 years) |
| Birth | September 24, 1750 |
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| Father | Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1709-88) |
| Mother | Leopoldine Marie, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau (1716-82) |
| Death | December 21, 1811 (61 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | January 30, 1748 |
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| Father | Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1724-51) |
| Mother | Ulrike Louise, Princess of Solms-Braunfels (1731-92) |
| Death | January 20, 1820 (71 years) |
| Birth | March 2, 1746 |
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| Father | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1719-90) |
| Mother | Caroline, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken (1721-74) |
| Death | September 18, 1821 (75 years) |
Wife: Frederica, Princess of Prussia[]
| Birth | September 30, 1796 |
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| Father | Louis Charles, Prince of Prussia (1773-96) |
| Mother | Frederica, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1778-1841) |
| Death | January 1, 1850 (53 years) |
| April 18, 1818 - January 1, 1850 (31 years, widowed) |
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Child 1: Auguste, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau[]
| Full Name | Frederica Amalie Auguste |
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| Birth | November 28, 1819 |
| Death | December 11, 1822 (3 years) |
Child 2: Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau[]
| Full Name | Frederica Amalie Agnes |
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| Birth | June 24, 1824 |
| Death | October 23, 1897 (73 years) |
| Husband | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1826-1908) |
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| Husband's Parents | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796-1853)
Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-62) |
| Marriage | April 28, 1853 - October 23, 1897 (44 years, died) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg
(1854-98) (44 years) |
Albert, Prince of Prussia
(1837-1906, m.1873) |
3 sons |
| 2. | Georg, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg
(1856-56) (28 days) |
N/A | N/A |
Child 3: Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Leopold Frederick Franz Nikolaus |
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| Birth | April 29, 1831 |
| Death | January 24, 1904 (72 years) |
| Wife | Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1838-1908) |
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| Wife's Parents | Eduard, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1804-52)
Amalie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1815-41) |
| Marriage | April 22, 1854 - January 24, 1904 (49 years, died) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
(1855-86) (31 years) |
Elisabeth, Princess of Hesse-Kassel
(1861-1955, m.1884) |
1 daughter |
| 2. | Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
(1856-1918) (62 years) |
Marie, Princess of Baden
(1865-1939, m.1889) |
N/A |
| 3. | Elisabeth, Princess of Anhalt
(1857-1933) (76 years) |
Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(1848-1914, m.1877) |
2 sons, 2 daughters |
| 4. | Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
(1861-1918) (57 years) |
Louise Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg
(1873-1953, m.1895 d.1918) |
4 sons, 2 daughters |
| 5. | Aribert, Prince of Anhalt
(1866-1933) (67 years) |
Marie Louise, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
(1872-1956, m.1891 d.1900) |
N/A |
| 6. | Alexandra, Princess of Anhalt
(1868-1958) (90 years) |
Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg
(1860-1926, m.1897) |
1 son, 2 daughters |
Child 4: Maria Anna, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau[]
| Full Name | Maria Anna |
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| Birth | September 14, 1837 |
| Death | May 12, 1906 (68 years) |
| Husband | Friedrich Karl, Prince of Prussia (1828-85) |
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| Husband's Parents | Charles, Prince of Prussia (1801-83)
Marie, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1808-77) |
| Marriage | November 29, 1854 - June 15, 1885 (30 years, widowed) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie, Princess of Prussia
(1855-88) (33 years) |
Henry, Prince of the Netherlands (1820-79, m.1878)
Albert, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1843-1902, m.1885) |
2 daughters |
| 2. | Elisabeth Anna, Princess of Prussia
(1857-95) (38 years) |
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
(1852-1931, m.1878) |
2 daughters |
| 3. | Anna, Princess of Prussia
(1858-58) (2 months) |
N/A | N/A |
| 4. | Louise Margaret, Princess of Prussia
(1860-1917) (57 years) |
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
(1850-1942, m.1879) |
1 son, 2 daughters |
| 5. | Friedrich Leopold, Prince of Prussia
(1865-1931) (66 years) |
Louise Sophie, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
(1866-1952, m.1889) |
3 sons, 1 daughter |