Johann Georg of Anhalt-Dessau

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Memorial stone for Prince Johann Georg at Georgium Castle

Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau (born January 28, 1748 in Dessau , † April 1, 1811 in Vienna ) was a prince of Anhalt-Dessau , Prussian infantry general and founder of the Georgium gardens and palace near Dessau.

Life

Johann Georg was a 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 . The prince was canon of Magdeburg and provost of the collegiate monastery of St. Sebastian . He was employed on November 25, 1768 in the Infantry Regiment "von Queis" of the Prussian Army in Stettin . The following year, John George took on the initiative of King Friedrich II. In the Russian army in the campaign against the Turks in part. Ordered back in November of the same year, he became colonel and regimental commander in 1772 . After taking part in the War of the Bavarian Succession, he died on September 22, 1779 due to illness. Friedrich Wilhelm II made Johann Georg Knight of the Black Eagle Order on January 27, 1789 . He was also employed again in the army on March 13, 1789, with promotion to lieutenant general . He was promoted to general of the infantry and after the defeat of Prussia on April 1, 1808 at the request of the king .

Originally, his older brother Leopold III. want to leave the government to him, since he intended to live with his lover in England as a private citizen.

Johann Georg, who called himself "Hans Jürge", created the landscape ensemble from Georgengarten and Beckerbruch and from 1780 had Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff build the Georgium Castle near Dessau, which was later used as a summer residence.

Johann Georg spent the last years of his life in Vienna, where he also died and was buried.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Academy for Language and Poetry: Yearbook , Wallstein Verlag, 1994, p. 33
  2. ^ Dagmar Walden: ADAC travel guide Germany. The most beautiful city tours. ADAC publishing house. 2008. p. 72.
personal data
SURNAME Johann Georg of Anhalt-Dessau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1748
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1811
Place of death Vienna