Eduard (Anhalt)
Eduard Georg Wilhelm Maximilian von Anhalt (born April 18, 1861 in Dessau , † September 13, 1918 in Berchtesgaden ) was Duke of Anhalt for a few months in 1918 .
Life
He was the son of Friedrich I and in 1918 he was Duke of Anhalt for a few months . On February 6, 1895, he married Luise, daughter of Prince Moritz von Sachsen-Altenburg and Auguste von Sachsen-Meiningen . He succeeded his brother Friedrich II , who died in April , but died himself after only a short reign. His successor was his underage son Joachim Ernst under the tutelage of Aribert von Anhalt .
progeny
- Friederike Margarethe (born January 11, 1896 - † November 18, 1896)
- Leopold Friedrich (February 10, 1897 - December 26, 1898)
- Marie Auguste (born June 10, 1898 - May 22, 1983), ⚭ 1st Prince Joachim of Prussia , ⚭ 2nd Johannes-Michael Freiherr von Loën
- Joachim Ernst (born January 11, 1901 - † February 18, 1947), Duke of Anhalt
- Eugen (born April 17, 1903; † September 2, 1980), ⚭ Anastasia Jungmeier; 1 daughter from this marriage: Anastasia-Louise von Anhalt, ⚭ 1962 Maria Emanuel Margrave of Meißen
- Wolfgang (* July 12, 1912; † April 10, 1936)
ancestors
Pedigree of Duke Eduard von Anhalt (1861–1918) | ||||||||
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Great grandparents |
Hereditary Prince |
Prince |
Duke Friedrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (1763–1834) |
Prince Karl (Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) (1785–1853) |
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Grandparents |
Duke Leopold IV of Anhalt-Dessau (1794–1871) |
Prince Eduard von Sachsen-Altenburg (1804–1852) |
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parents |
Landgrave Friedrich I (Anhalt) (1831–1904) |
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Duke Eduard von Anhalt (1861-1918) |
literature
- Wilhelm Strohmayer: A pioneer in child and adolescent psychiatry . Dissertation. To obtain the academic degree of doctor medicinae (Dr. Med.), Friedrich Schiller University Jena 2003, p. 34.
- Ralf Regener: A Forgotten Ruler - Biographical Studies on Duke Eduard von Anhalt (1861-1918). In: Communications from the Verein für Anhaltische Landeskunde 26 (2017), pp. 141–146.
- Ralf Regener: The year of the three-dukes in Anhalt, 1918 , in: Saxony-Anhalt. Journal für Natur- und Heimatfreunde 25 (2015), H. 1, S. 19-21.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Regener: The Anhalt Three Duke Year 1918 , in: Saxony-Anhalt. Journal für Natur- und Heimatfreunde 25 (2015), H. 1, S. 19-21.
- ↑ Ralf Regener: The fall of the Askanians in 1918 in Anhalt. Conditions, course and aftermath of the fall of a small German monarchy , Dessau-Roßlau 2013, pp. 50–55.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Friedrich II. |
Duke of Anhalt April 21, 1918 - September 13, 1918 |
Joachim Ernst |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Eduard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anhalt, Eduard Georg Wilhelm Maximilian von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Anhalt |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1861 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1918 |
Place of death | Berchtesgaden |