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Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (d. Coswig, 24 November 1423), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst until 1396, when he became the first ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen . He was the second son of John II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his wife Elisabeth, daughter of John I ...
When Adolph's younger brother, Prince Albert VI, succeeded in 1473, he had to share the rule over Anhalt-Köthen with George's sons, Prince Waldemar VI and George II. While George II soon after entered the service of Elector Albrecht Achilles of Brandenburg , Waldemar was able to regain the pawned territory of Hoym and also added ...
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Albert VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Albert VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died 9 January 1475) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen . He was the youngest son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, but the eldest child of his second wife Elisabeth, daughter of Gebhard XI, Count of Querfurt .
This was Anhalt-Zerbst, whose prince, Friedrich August (1734-1793) had been banished from his lands in 1758 by King Friedrich II of Prussia after his mother had hid a French lord, who the king believed was a spy, as Prussia and France were then in conflict during the Seven Years’ War. Friedrich August sent a small battalion of infantry and ...
Alexander Charles (1805 – 1863) Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry with Duke of Anhalt-Köthen and Leopold IV Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau in 1837. Married Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811 – 1902) daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein ...
Despite expressing an interest in an organist's post in Hamburg, Bach continued to work in Cöthen, composing and performing sacred and secular cantatas for the Prince. Performing these works involved hiring in performers from nearby courts. One such performer, singer Anna Magdalena Wilcke, impressed Bach with her soprano voice, and they ...
Gisela Agnes of Rath. Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen (29 November 1694 – 19 November 1728) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister between 1717 and 1723. He was born at Köthen, the second (but eldest surviving ...
