Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

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Friedrich
Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Head of the House of Ascania
Period18 February 1947 - 9 October 1963
PredecessorJoachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (as Duke of Anhalt)
SuccessorEduard Prinz von Anhalt
Born(1938-04-11)11 April 1938
Ballenstedt, Free State of Anhalt
Died9 October 1963(1963-10-09) (aged 25)
Munich
Names
Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann
HouseAscania
FatherJoachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
MotherEditha Marwitz von Stephani

Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (11 April 1938 – 9 October 1963) was the head of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918.

Life[edit]

He was born at Ballenstedt Castle, a castle belonging to the ducal family of Anhalt, as the eldest son of Duke Joachim Ernst of Anhalt and his second wife, Editha Marwitz (von Stephani, by adoption).[citation needed]

Prince Friedrich succeeded his father as head of the Ducal House of Anhalt and titular Duke of Anhalt following his death in NKVD special camp number 2 (formerly Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union on 18 February 1947.[citation needed] The succession of Prince Friedrich was disputed by his uncle, Prince Eugen, who also claimed the headship of the house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst.[1][2]

Prince Friedrich died on 9 October 1963 in Munich, after being involved in a car crash. Following his death, he was succeeded as head of the ducal house by his younger brother, Prince Eduard.[citation needed]

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh, ed. (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World, 1st edition. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 195–196. ISBN 0-85011-023-8.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. p. 3.

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Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Born: 11 April 1938 Died: 9 October 1963
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Anhalt
18 February 1947 – 9 October 1963
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Honorary titles
Preceded by Grand Master of the Order of Albert the Bear
18 February 1947 – 9 October 1963
Succeeded by