Emanuel (Anhalt-Koethen)

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Emanuel von Anhalt-Koethen

Emanuel von Anhalt-Köthen (born October 6, 1631 in Plötzkau ; † November 8, 1670 in Köthen ) from the Askanians was Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau and since 1665 Prince of Anhalt-Köthen .

Life

Emanuel was the youngest son of Prince August von Anhalt-Plötzkau (1575–1653) from his marriage to Sibylle (1590–1659), daughter of Count Johann Georg zu Solms-Laubach . He completed his training with a grand tour and entered the service of the Swedish King Karl X. Gustav in 1657 and fought for him in the war against Denmark. Here he was wounded in the storming of Copenhagen and was taken prisoner. After his release, he fought against the Turks in the service of the Republic of Venice during the siege of Candia .

Under the company name Der Strebende he was accepted as a member of the literary fruitful society .

Emanuel followed his father together with his two brothers Ernst Gottlieb and Lebrecht in 1653 in the government of Anhalt-Plötzkau. After the death of Prince Wilhelm Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen , he became Prince of Anhalt-Köthen in 1665, which he ruled together with his brother Lebrecht. Plötzkau was returned to Anhalt-Bernburg . Emanuel died in 1670 and was buried in the royal crypt of the St. Jakobskirche in Köthen .

Marriage and offspring

Anna Eleonore zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, copper engraving by Christian Romstet

After the death of his brother, Emanuel married Anna Eleonore (1651–1690), daughter of Count Heinrich Ernst zu Stolberg on March 23, 1670 in Ilsenburg . The only child in this marriage was born posthumously after the death of the father :

⚭ 1692 Gisela Agnes von Rath , "Countess of Nienburg"

literature

  • Ferdinand Siebigk: Das Herzogthum Anhalt , Desbarats, 1867, p. 225
  • Heinrich August Pierer: Universal encyclopedia of the present and past, or the latest encyclopedic dictionary of the sciences, arts and crafts , edition 2, 1840 p. 103 f.
  • Karl August Limmer: Library of Saxon History , Weber, 1838, p. 227 f.
  • Gerhard Heine: History of the state of Anhalt and its princes , Heine, 1866, p. 202

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predecessor Office successor
Wilhelm Ludwig Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
1665 - 1670 		Emanuel Lebrecht
personal data
SURNAME Emanuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anhalt-Köthen, Emanuel von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau, Prince of Anhalt-Koethen
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1631
PLACE OF BIRTH Plötzkau
DATE OF DEATH November 8, 1670
Place of death Koethen