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Friederica Henrietta von Anhalt-Bernburg
Princess of Anhalt-Köthen
Born(1702-01-24)24 January 1702
Bernburg, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire
Died4 April 1723(1723-04-04) (aged 21)
Köthen, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire
SpouseLeopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
IssueGisela Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
HouseAscania
FatherCharles Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
MotherSophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde

Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg (24 January 1702–4 April 1723), was a member of the House of Ascania and Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg by birth and a Princess of Anhalt-Köthen by marriage.

Life

Frederica Henriette was born in Bernburg, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire as the fourth daughter and the youngest child of Charles Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1668-1721) by his first wife Sophie Albertine of Solms-Sonnenwalde (1672-1708).

In Bernburg on 11 December 1721 she married Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen and they had one daughter:

  1. Gisela Agnes (b. Köthen, 21 September 1722 - d. Dessau, 20 April 1751), married on 25 May 1737 to Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.

Unlike her husband, Frederica Henrietta had no interest in music. Moreover, Leopold had to contribute more and more to the Prussian military, leaving him with less money for music.[1]. The consequence of all this was the departure of Johann Sebastian Bach to Leipzig,[2][3] a step that Bach blamed on Frederica Henriette.

Frederica Henrietta suffered from "pulmonary weakness", and died in Köthen aged 21 and was buried there in St. Jakob, Köthen.

References

  1. ^ Johann Sebastian Bach's life (1685-1750), chapter Köthen 1717-1723 - Part 2 (1720-1723); by Jan Koster, Professor Em. of Linguistics, University of Groningen
  2. ^ Hugo Riemann: Katechismus Der Musikgeschichte, S. 104, BiblioBazaar, 2009
  3. ^ Volker Ebersbach: Geschichte der Stadt Bernburg in zwei Bänden, Band 1, S. 117, Anhaltische Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998
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Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg
Born: 24 January 1702 Died: 4 April 1723
Preceded by Princess consort of Anhalt-Köthen
1721–1723 		Succeeded by
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