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Friedrich
Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Born(1938-04-11)11 April 1938
Ballenstedt
Died9 October 1963(1963-10-09) (aged 25)
Munich
Names
Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann
HouseHouse of Ascania
FatherJoachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
MotherEditha von Marwitz

Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (11 April 1938 – 9 October 1963) was the head of the Ducal House of Anhalt.

Biography

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).[1]

Prince Friedrich succeeded his father as head of the Ducal House of Anhalt and titular Duke following his death in NKVD special camp number 2 (formerly Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union on February 18, 1947. The succession of Friedrich was disputed by his uncle Prince Eugen who also claimed the headship of house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst.[2][3]

Prince Friedrich died on October 9, 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.

Ancestry

Family of Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
16. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
8. Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
17. Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia
4. Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
18. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
9. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
19. Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
2. Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
20. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
10. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
21. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
5. Princess Louise of Saxe-Altenburg
22. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
11. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
23. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
1. Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt
6. Wilhelm Horn
3. Editha Marwitz von Stephani
7. Irmgard Klara Franziska Marwitz

References

  1. ^ Paul Theroff, An Online Gotha: Anhalt
  2. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. p. 3.
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


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