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Life. Dorothea was the daughter of Prince Rudolf of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) from his first marriage to Dorothea Hedwig (1587–1609), daughter of the Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel . On 26 October 1623 she married in Zerbst with Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1579–1666). This was August's second marriage.
Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. 1: In 1603, Anhalt-Zerbst lost territory to Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Plötzkau and Anhalt-Köthen. 2: In 1667, Anhalt-Zerbst lost territory to create Anhalt-Mühlingen and Anhalt-Dornburg. Anhalt-Zerbst was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Ascania, with its residence at ...
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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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Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst, wife of August of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, owned two emblem books, both preserved today at the Herzog August Bibliothek, that were customized for her as Stammbücher, or alba amicorum, and given to her as a child.
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Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst. Born on February 3, 1587; died on October 16, 1609; daughter of Dorothea of Saxony (1563–1587) and Henry Julius, duke of Brunswick (r. 1589–1613); married Rudolf, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, on December 29, 1605. Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia.
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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst has received more than 38,848 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia . Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst is the 882nd most popular nobleman , the 3,589th most popular biography from Germany and the 201st most popular German Nobleman .
May 26, 2020 · Dorothea Marie (Dorothea Marie) "Prinzessin von Anhalt, Herzogin von Sachsen-Weimar" Sachsen-Weimar formerly Anhalt aka Askanier, Princess of Anhalt, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. Born 2 Jul 1574 in Dessau. Ancestors.