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George was the third (but second surviving) son of Ernest I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Margaret of Münsterberg, daughter of Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels and granddaughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia. Life. He was mainly brought up with his brothers John V and Joachim I by his devout mother. After the death of his ...
Augustus of Anhalt-Plötzkau ( Dessau, 14 July 1575 – Plötzkau, 22 August 1653), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Plötzkau . Augustus was the fourth son of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, but second-born son of his second wife ...
Christian was the second son of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, by his first wife Agnes, daughter of Wolfgang I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen. Born in Bernburg , Christian was trained from 1570 in Dessau by Caspar Gottschalk in Latin, Italian, and French.
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Mother. Magdalene of Oldenburg. John VI of Anhalt-Zerbst ( Zerbst, 24 March 1621 – Zerbst, 4 July 1667), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst . He was the only son of Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his second wife Magdalene, daughter of John VII ...
Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (15 September 1563 – 8 November 1607) was Electress of Brandenburg by marriage to John George, Elector of Brandenburg. Early life [ edit ] Elizabeth was a daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (1536–1585), from his first marriage to Countess Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen (1540–1569).
Margarete of Münsterberg-Oels. John V of Anhalt-Zerbst ( Dessau, 4 September 1504 – Zerbst, 4 February 1551), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. From 1544, he assumed rule of the re-created principality of Anhalt-Zerbst . John was the second (but eldest surviving) son of Ernest I ...
Christian II of Anhalt-Bernburg (11 August 1599, in Amberg – 22 September 1656, in Bernburg ), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg . He was the second (but eldest surviving) son of Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg by his wife Anna of Bentheim-Tecklenburg, daughter of Arnold III ...