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Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern. John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (17 December 1596 – 15 September 1660), was a German prince of the House of Ascania. He was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1618 to 1660. During his reign the tasks of government were carried out by a committee of court officials, because he devoted ...
- 1618–1660
- Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern
- John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- Agnes of Hesse-Kassel, Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg
Mother. Dorothea of Mansfeld -Arnstein. Sophie Elisabeth of Anhalt-Dessau (10 February 1589 – 9 February 1620) was a German princess of the House of Ascania. She was the last abbess of Gernrode (r.1593-1614). After leaving the abbey, Sophie Elisabeth married George Rudolf of Liegnitz and was duchess of Liegnitz until her death in 1620.
- 1593 – 1614
- Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein
In Dessau on 14 July 1651 John Casimir married for a second time to his cousin Sophie Margarete (b. Amberg, 16 September 1615 – d. Dessau, 27 December 1673), daughter of Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. The union was childless.
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The Principality of Anhalt (German: Fürstentum Anhalt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, located in Central Germany, in what is today part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Under the rule of the House of Ascania , the Anhalt territory was split off the German stem duchy of Saxony in 1212 and granted to Count Henry I , who was raised ...
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- Dessau (when united)
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Sophie Margarete (b. Amberg, 16 September 1615 – d. Dessau, 27 December 1673), married on 14 July 1651 to John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Dorothea Matilde (b. Amberg, 11 August 1617 – d. Bernburg, 7 May 1656). Frederick Louis (b. Amberg, 17 August 1619 – d. Harzgerode, 29 January 1621).
German princess (1615-1673) Sophie Margarete of Anhalt; Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg; Sofie Margarete von Anhalt-Bernburg
John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (17 December 1596 – 15 September 1660), was a German prince of the House of Ascania. He was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1618 to 1660. During his reign the tasks of government were carried out by a committee of court officials, because he devoted much of his time to hunting. Read more...
