List of consorts of Anhalt
Appearance
Countess of Anhalt
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of Swabia | Herman II, Duke of Swabia (Conradines) |
c. 998/9 | c.1026 | 1030/4 | Esico | |||
Eilika of Saxony | Magnus, Duke of Saxony (Billung) |
c. 1080 | Bef 1095 | 16 January 1142 | Otto | |||
Sophie of Winzenburg | Herman I, Count of Winzenburg (House of Formbach) |
1105 | Abt 1125 | 6 or 7 July 1160 | Albert | |||
Bernhard | ||||||||
Irmgard of Thuringia | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (Ludovingians) |
Abt 1197 | Abt 1211 | 1212 husband's accession |
1218 elevated to Princess |
Abt 1244 | Henry I | |
Partitioned between Anhalt-Aschersleben, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt-Zerbst in 1252. |
Princess of Anhalt
Princess of Anhalt-Aschersleben
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (House of Welf) |
? | 1245 | 12 June 1266 husband's death |
1295/1298 | Henry II | ||
Hedwig of Silesia | Henry III the White (Piast) |
1252/1256 | 1283 | 14 December 1300 | Otto I co-regent | |||
Elisabeth of Meissen | Frederick Clem (Wettin) |
? | 1309 | 24 July 1315 | Aft 1347 | Otto II |
Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1252–1468
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Sophie of Denmark | Abel, King of Denmark (Estridsen) |
1240 | 1258 | aft. 1284 | Bernhard I | |||
Helena of Rügen | Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) |
b. 1270 | 27 December 1302 | 9 August 1315 | Bernhard II co-regent | |||
Agnes of Saxe-Wittenberg | Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (Ascania) |
ca. 1310 | 1328 | 4 January 1338 | Bernhard III | |||
Matilda of Anhalt-Zerbst | Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) |
? | 1339 | c.1342 | ||||
Mathilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) |
? | 1343 | 20 August 1348 husband's death |
aft. 28 June 1354 | |||
Sophie | Henry IV | |||||||
Lutrud of Mansfeld | Gebhard IV, Count of Mansfeld (Mansfeld) |
27 February 1404 husband's death |
Aft 1426 | Otto III | ||||
Elisabeth of Honstein | Ulrich III, Count of Honstein-Kelbra (Hohnstein) |
? | 8 September 1396 | 1404 husband's accession |
24 June 1420 husband's death |
c.1426 | Bernhard V co-regent | |
Hedwig of Żagań | Jan I of Żagań (Piast) |
c.1410 | Bernhard VI | |||||
At Bernhard VI' death, His kinsman George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, inherited his lands. |
Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, 1252–1396
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1396–1561
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Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1396–1561
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Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1603-1807
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern | John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (Wittelsbach) |
6 January 1581 | 21 February 1595 | 1603 Anhalt-Dessau recreated |
24 May 1618 husband's death |
19 September 1631 | John George I |
Agnes of Hesse-Kassel | Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) |
14 May 1606 | 18 May 1623 | 28 May 1650 | John Casimir | |||
Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg | Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (Ascania) |
16 September 1615 | 14 July 1651 | 15 September 1660 | 27 December 1673 | |||
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Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau | Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (Orange-Nassau) |
10 February 1637 | 9 September 1659 | 15 September 1660 husband's accession |
7 August 1693 husband's death |
3 November 1708 | John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau |
Anna Louise Föhse | Rudolf Föhse | 22 March 1677 | 1698 | 5 February 1745 | Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | |||
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Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen | Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (House of Ascania) |
21 September 1722 | 25 May 1737 | 7 April 1747 husband's accession |
20 April 1751 | Leopold II | |
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Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt | Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern) |
24 September 1750 | 25 July 1767 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
21 December 1811 | Leopold III |
Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1603–1807
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Princess of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym (1718–1727)
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg | Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg (Nassau) |
28 September 1673 | 12 April 1692 | 14 February 1718 Principality created |
31 January 1700 | Lebrecht | ||
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Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein | William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (Isenburg) |
31 July 1680 | 22 November 1714 | 17 May 1727 husband's accession |
1727 Principality changed its name to Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
2 January 1739 | Victor I |
Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1727–1812)
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein | William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (Isenburg) |
31 July 1680 | 22 November 1714 | 1727 Principality changed its name to Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
2 January 1739 | Victor I | |
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Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck | Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck (Henckel von Donnersmarck) |
7 May 1717 | 14 February 1740 | 15 April 1772 | 21 February 1795 | ||
Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels | Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (Solms-Braunfels) |
22 November 1734 | 12 December 1765 | 15 April 1772 husband's accession |
20 August 1806 husband's death |
19 April 1811 | Charles Louis | |
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Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg | Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (Nassau-Weilburg) |
7 August 1776 | 29 October 1793 | 20 August 1806 husband's accession |
22 April 1812 husband's death |
19 February 1841 | Victor II |
Princess of Anhalt-Plötzkau, 1544-1553
Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, 1544–1796
Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1603–1806
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Princess Amöena Amalie of Bentheim-Tecklenburg | Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg (Bentheim-Steinfurt) |
19 March 1586 | 31 October 1606 | 8 September 1625 | Louis I | |||
Countess Sophie of Lippe | Simon VI, Count of Lippe (Lippe) |
16 August 1599 | 12 September 1626 | 7 January 1650 husband's death |
19 March 1654 | |||
Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode | Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (Ascania) |
11 February 1647 | 25 August 1663 | 13 April 1665 | 20 January 1723 | William Louis | ||
Countess Sophie of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Volrad, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
2 October 1628 | 18 January 1655 | 13 Aprile 1655 husband's accession |
7 November 1669 husband's death |
13 September 1675 | Lebrecht co-ruler | |
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Anna Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
20 July 1593 | 23 March 1670 | 8 November 1670 | 27 January 1690 | Emmanuel co-ruler | |
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Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg | Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (Ascania) |
24 January 1702 | 11 December 1721 | 4 April 1723 | Leopold | ||
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Charlotte Frederike of Nassau-Siegen | Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (Nassu-Siegen) |
30 November 1702 | 27 June 1725 | 19 November 1728 | 22 July 1785 | ||
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Countess Emilie of Promnitz-Pless | Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz (Promnitz) |
15 September 1708 | 14 January 1726 | 19 November 1728 husband's accession |
20 February 1732 | Augustus Louis | |
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Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless | 30 May 1711 | 21 November 1732 | 31 March 1750 | ||||
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Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Glücksburg) |
5 March 1749 | 26 July 1763 | 17 October 1789 | 30 March 1812 | Karl George Lebrecht | |
Friederike of Nassau-Usingen | Frederick Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Usingen then Duke of Nassau (Nassau-Usingen) |
30 August 1777 | 9 February 1792 | 1803 divorce |
28 August 1821 | Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen |
Princess of Anhalt-Pless, 1764-1847
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Countess Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
30 September 1744 | 13 June 1766 | 3 February 1784 | Frederick Erdmann | |||
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Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (Oldenburg) |
28 September 1783 | 20 August 1803 | 24 November 1803 | Frederick Ferdinand | ||
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Countess Julie of Brandenburg | Frederick William II of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
4 January 1793 | 20 May 1816 | 23 August 1830 | 29 January 1848 | ||
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Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz | Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (Reuss of Köstritz) |
3 August 1794 | 18 May 1819 | 23 August 1830 husband's accession |
23 November 1847 husband's death |
13 July 1855 | Henry |
At Henry's death without issue, the principality of Pless, governed by Semi-Salic Law, passed to Henry's nephew Hans Henry X, Count of Hochberg-Fürstenstein. |
Duchess of Anhalt
Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1803–1863
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel | William I, Elector of Hesse (Hesse) |
14 September 1768 | 29 November 1794 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
1817 divorce |
17 April 1839 | Alexius Frederick Christian |
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Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Glücksburg) |
9 October 1811 | 30 October 1834 | 19 August 1863 | 10 July 1902 | Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg | |
At Alexander Karl's death without issue, the duchy was inherited by his kinsman Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen who merged the duchy with his own to form a united Duchy of Anhalt. |
Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen, 1806-1847
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Countess Julie of Brandenburg | Frederick William II of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
4 January 1793 | 20 May 1816 | 18 December 1818 husband's accession |
23 August 1830 husband's death |
29 January 1848 | Frederick Ferdinand |
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Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz | Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (Reuss of Köstritz) |
3 August 1794 | 18 May 1819 | 23 August 1830 husband's accession |
23 November 1847 husband's death |
13 July 1855 | Henry |
At Henry's death without issue, the duchy was inherited by his kinsman Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau. |
Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1807-1863
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt | Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern) |
24 September 1750 | 25 July 1767 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
21 December 1811 | Leopold III | |
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Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia | Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
30 September 1796 | 18 April 1818 | 30 August 1863 Duchies united forming the Duchy of Anhalt |
1 January 1850 | Leopold IV |
Duchess of Anhalt, 1863–1918
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg | Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (Wettin) |
17 April 1838 | 22 April 1854 | 22 May 1871 husband's accession |
24 January 1904 husband's death |
13 October 1908 | Frederick I |
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Princess Marie of Baden | Prince William of Baden (Zähringen) |
26 July 1865 | 2 July 1889 | 24 January 1904 husband's accession |
21 April 1918 husband's death |
29 November 1939 | Frederick II |
Titular Duchess of Anhalt, 1918–present
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Elisabeth Strickrodt | Ferdinand August Kurt Strickrodt | 3 September 1903 | 3 March 1927 | 1929 | 5 January 1971 | Joachim Ernst | |
Edda-Charlotte von Stephani-Marwitz | Wilhelm Horn |
20 August 1905 | 15 October 1929 | 18 February 1947 husband's death |
22 February 1986 | |||
Corina Krönlein | Günther Krönlein |
19 August 1961 | 21 July 1980 | 2014 | Eduard, Prince of Anhalt |