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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia . He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg. From 1742, he was a ruler of the entire Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
In 1742 princes John Louis II and Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg inherited Anhalt-Zerbst. After Christian August's death in 1747, his widow Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp governed the country for her son Frederick Augustus until 1752.
Jan 9, 2024 · Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst ... He passed away in 1747. This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? Sources. [1] A Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy by Arnold McNaughton, Vol 1 page 156; Lines of Succession by Jiri Louda and Michael MacLagan; [2] Christian August in Wikipedia.
- November 29, 1690
- March 16, 1747
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.
When Prince Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 29 November 1690, in Gommern, Jerichower Land, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, his father, Prince Johann Ludwig I. von Anhalt-Zerbst, was 34 and his mother, Christine Eleonore von Zeutsch, was 24.
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Nov 29, 2021 · Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (November 29, 1690 – March 16, 1747) was a German Prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Empress Catherine II the Great of Russia. He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg. From 1742, he was a ruler of the entire Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Portrait of Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690 - 1747) 1750 Georg Friedrich Schmidt (German, 1712–1775) After a painting by Antoine Pesne (French, 1683–1757) Object Details. We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website.