Albert Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau
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Albert von Anhalt-Dessau (born April 22, 1750 in Dessau , † October 31, 1811 in Dessau) was a prince of Anhalt-Dessau .
Life
Albert was the youngest son of Prince Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau (1700–1751) from his marriage to Gisela Agnes (1722–1751), daughter of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen . Benjamin Friedrich Köhler was one of his tutors .
In 1780 the prince moved into the Großkühnau Castle , which he had built and where he mostly lived and where he died as a result of a robbery.
Marriage and offspring
Albert married Countess Henriette Caroline Louise zur Lippe-Weißenfeld (1753–1795), daughter of Count Ferdinand zur Lippe-Weißenfeld (1709–1781) and Countess Ernestine zu Solms-Baruth (1712–1769) in Rheda on October 25, 1774 . The marriage remained childless; Albert and Henriette separated in August 1778.
The prince left two children born out of wedlock with Johanne Franke:
- Friederike Henriette Clementine (born 1785, died before 1829)
- Gustav Adolf von Heydeck (1787-1856)
literature
- Ferdinand Siebigk: Das Herzogthum Anhalt , p. 261, Desbarats, 1867
- Henning Dettleff: Better self-determined than well governed: Prince Albert von Anhalt-Dessau - A life in the shadow of the Wörlitz glory, ed. from the Museum of City History Dessau, Jonitzer Verlag, Dessau, February 18, 2016
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Albert Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Albert of Anhalt-Dessau |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Anhalt-Dessau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1811 |
| Place of death | Dessau |