Christian August (Anhalt-Zerbst)
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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (born November 29, 1690 in Dornburg ; † March 16, 1747 in Zerbst ) was a royal Prussian field marshal , father of Russian Tsarina Katharina II and son of Johann Ludwig I of Anhalt-Zerbst . He came from the house of the Ascanians and ruled as Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1742 .
Life
After Christian August 1708 had been captain of the Guard Regiment for about half a year , he received a company in the Anhalt-Zerbst Regiment on foot on February 11, 1709 (1806: No. 8), which had this name since 1688 and its tradition in In the 19th century the Grenadier Regiment King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (Left Pomeranian) No. 2 continued. It was stationed in Szczecin . In 1711 he received the Order De la Générosité , later renamed Pour le Mérite , and was promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel on March 1, 1713 . After the prince had taken part in the campaigns of the Spanish War of Succession and in the Netherlands, he became head of the Anhalt-Zerbst on foot regiment in 1714, was promoted to colonel on January 4, 1716, and majored general on August 14, 1721 .
On January 22, 1729 he became the commandant of Stettin, after he had been appointed Knight of the Black Eagle Order in Stettin on May 24, 1725 . Christian August was promoted to lieutenant general on May 28, 1732 and to general of the infantry on April 8, 1741 . On June 5th of the same year he was appointed governor of Szczecin. On May 16, 1742, Frederick II awarded him the highest military dignity, the rank of field marshal .
From November 1742, after the death of Johann August (Anhalt-Zerbst) , he and his brother Johann Ludwig II became the ruling princes of Anhalt-Zerbst . So he and his family moved to Zerbst Castle .
Marriage and offspring
On November 8, 1727, he married 15-year-old Johanna Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorf (1712–1760), daughter of Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, in Vechelde near Braunschweig .
- Sophie Auguste Frederike (1729–1796) ( Tsarina Catherine II of Russia from 1762–1796 ) ∞ Peter III. of Russia (1728–1762) Tsar of Russia (1762)
- Wilhelm Christian Friedrich (born November 17, 1730 - † August 27, 1742)
- Friedrich August (1734–1793), Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1747–1793)
- ∞ Zerbst (November 17, 1753) Princess Caroline of Hessen-Kassel (May 10, 1732 - May 22, 1759)
- ∞ Ballenstedt (May 27, 1764) Princess Friederike von Anhalt-Bernburg (* August 28, 1744; † April 12, 1827)
- Auguste Christine Charlotte (born November 10, 1736 - † November 24, 1736)
- Elisabeth Ulrike (* December 17, 1742 - † March 5, 1745)
literature
- Ferdinand Siebigk: Christian August (Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, pp. 157-159.
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian August in the catalog of the German National Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann August |
Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742–1747 |
Friedrich August |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christian August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Royal Prussian Field Marshal General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1690 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dornburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1747 |
| Place of death | Zerbst |