Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

Names
	Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann

Friedrich
Friedrich
Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Born	11 April 1938; Ballenstedt
Died	9 October 1963 (aged 25); Munich
Names
Names
	Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann
House	House of Ascania
Father	Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Mother	Editha Marwitz

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

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 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. 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.^[2]^[3]

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors 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

^ Paul Theroff, An Online Gotha: Anhalt
^ 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)
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. p. 3.

External links

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

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[theroff-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.

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