List of consorts of Anhalt

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Countess of Anhalt

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame CountessCeased to be CountessDeathSpouse
Matilda of Swabia Herman II, Duke of Swabia
(Conradines)
c. 998/9c.10261030/4 Esico
Eilika of Saxony Magnus, Duke of Saxony
(Billung)
c. 1080Bef 109516 January 1142 Otto
Sophie of Winzenburg Herman I, Count of Winzenburg
(House of Formbach)
1105Abt 11256 or 7 July 1160 Albert
Bernhard
Irmgard of Thuringia Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Ludovingians)
Abt 1197Abt 12111212
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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(House of Welf)
 ?124512 June 1266
husband's death
1295/1298 Henry II
Hedwig of Silesia Henry III the White
(Piast)
1252/1256128314 December 1300 Otto I
co-regent
Elisabeth of Meissen Frederick Clem
(Wettin)
 ?130924 July 1315Aft 1347 Otto II

Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1252–1468

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Sophie of Denmark Abel, King of Denmark
(Estridsen)
12401258aft. 1284 Bernhard I
Helena of Rügen Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen)
b. 127027 December 13029 August 1315 Bernhard II
co-regent
Agnes of Saxe-Wittenberg Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)
c.131013284 January 1338 Bernhard III
Matilda of Anhalt-Zerbst Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania)
 ?1339c.1342
Mathilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
 ?134320 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 13961404
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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo Birger Jarl
(Bjelbo)
124517 October 12591289 Siegfried I
Agnes of Brandenburg Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
(Ascania)
 ?130017 August 1316
husband's death
4 June 1330 Albert I
Agnes of Rügen Vitslav III, Prince of Rügen
(Rügen)
 ?2 September 1324bef. 25 January 1337 Albert II
co-regent
Beatrix of Saxe-Wittenberg Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)
 ?c.1337aft. 26 February 1345
Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
(Ascania)
 ?22 June 1344aft. 30 May 1351 Waldemar I
co-regent
Beatrice d'Este Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara
(House of Este)
18 Sep 1332c. 13657 January 1368
husband's death
1387
Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen John I, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen
(Henneberg-Schleusingen)
1351c.136611 April 1382
husband's death
24 April 1397 John II
Jutta of Querfurt Gebhard XI, Count of Querfurt
(Querfurt)
c.1370138614051410 Sigismund I

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Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1396–1561

Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1396–1561

Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1603-1807

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
JohannGeorgAnhDorotheaSimmern.jpg Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern
(Wittelsbach)
6 January 158121 February 15951603
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 160618 May 162328 May 1650 John Casimir
Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Ascania)
16 September 161514 July 165115 September 166027 December 1673
Jugendbildnis der Prinzessin Henriette Katharina von Nassau-Oranien (Mytens).jpg Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
(Orange-Nassau)
10 February 16379 September 165915 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 Föhse22 March 167716985 February 1745 Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Gisela Agnes von Anhalt-Dessau.jpg Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
(House of Ascania)
21 September 172225 May 17377 April 1747
husband's accession
20 April 1751 Leopold II
Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.jpg Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(Hohenzollern)
24 September 175025 July 17671807
Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy
21 December 1811 Leopold III

Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1603–1807

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Anna v. Bentheim.jpg Anna of Bentheim-Tecklenburg Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg
(Bentheim-Steinfurt)
3 January 15792 July 15951603
Principality (re-)created
9 December 1624 Christian I
Sophia Eleonora Furstin zu Anhalt geb. Herzogin von Schleswig-Holstein 1603 - 1675.jpg Eleonore Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(Oldenburg)
24 February 160328 February 162417 April 1630
husband's accession
22 September 1656
husband's death
5 January 1675 Christian II
Elisabeth, Pfalzgrafin bei Rhein,Furstin von Anhalt.jpg Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(Wittelsbach)
22 March 164216 October 166718 April 1677 Victor Amadeus
Louise of Anhalt-Dessau, princess of Anhalt-Bernburg.jpg Louise of Anhalt-Dessau Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
21 August 170925 November 172429 July 1732 Victor Frederick
Albertine von Brandenburg.jpg Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(Hohenzollern)
21 April 171222 May 17337 September 1750
Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon, princess of Anhalt-Bernburg.jpg Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(Oldenburg)
21 July 17484 June 176318 May 17652 March 1769 Frederick Albert
Marie Friederike von Hessen-Kassel, Furstin von Anhalt-Benburg.jpg Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel William I, Elector of Hesse
(Hesse)
14 September 176829 November 17949 April 1796
husband's accession
1807
Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy
17 April 1839 Alexius Frederick Christian

Princess of Anhalt-Harzgerode, 1635–1709

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar
(Nassau-Hadamar)
7 January 161910 August 16422 March 1647 Frederick
Anna Katharina zur Lippe, 1612 - 1659.jpg Anna Katharina of Lippe-Detmold Simon VII, Count of Lippe
(House of Lippe)
31 July 161226 May 165715 October 1659
Elisabeth Juliane Solms-Laubach Albert Otto II, Count of Solms-Laubach
(Solms-Laubach)
6 March 163125 July 16712 January 1693 William Louis
Sophie Auguste of Nassau-Dillenburg Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg
(Nassau-Dillenburg)
28 April 166620 October 169514 October 1709
husband's death
14 January 1733

Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Princess of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym (1718–1727)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg
(Nassau)
28 September 167312 April 169214 February 1718
Principality created
31 January 1700 Lebrecht
Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Budingen-Birstein princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.jpg Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
(Isenburg)
31 July 168022 November 171417 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)

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Budingen-Birstein princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.jpg Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein
(Isenburg)
31 July 168022 November 17141727
Principality changed its name to Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
2 January 1739 Victor I
Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.jpg Hedwig Sophie Henckel of DonnersmarckCount Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck
(Henckel von Donnersmarck)
7 May 171714 February 174015 April 177221 February 1795
Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
(Solms-Braunfels)
22 November 173412 December 176515 April 1772
husband's accession
20 August 1806
husband's death
19 April 1811 Charles Louis
Amalie von Nassau-Weilburg.jpg Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
(Nassau-Weilburg)
7 August 177629 October 179320 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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Margarete of Brandenburg Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
c. 151115 February 15344 February 1551
husband's death
after 3 November 1577 John V
Anna of Pomerania Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania
(Greifen)
5 February 153116 May 15574 May 1561
husband's death
13 October 1592 Karl I
Dorothea Hedwig Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel, Furstin von Anhalt-Zerbst.jpg Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
3 February 158729 December 160516 October 1609 Rudolph
Magdalene von Oldenburg.jpg Countess Magdalene of Oldenburg John VII, Count of Oldenburg
(Oldenburg)
6 October 158531 August 161230 July 1621
husband's death
14 April 1657
Sophie auguste.jpg Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
(Holstein-Gottorp)
5 December 163016 September 16494 July 1667
husband's death
12 December 1680 John VI
Sophia von Sachsen-Weissenfels, Furstin von Anhalt-Zerbst.jpg Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
(Wettin)
23 June 165418 June 16763 November 1718
husband's death
31 March 1724 Karl Wilhelm
Hedwig friederikewueanze.jpg Duchess Hedwig Friederike of Württemberg-Weiltingen Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen
(Württemberg)
18 October 16918 October 17153 November 1718
husband's accession
7 November 1742
husband's death
14 August 1752 John Augustus
Johanna Elisabeth Holstein-Gottorp by Antoine Pesne.jpg Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
(Holstein-Gottorp)
24 October 17128 November 17277 November 1742
husband's accession
16 March 1747
husband's death
30 May 1760 Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Furstin Caroline Wilhelmine Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst.jpg Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
10 May 173217 November 175322 May 1759 Frederick Augustus
Frederica Anhalt-Bernburg by Tischbein.jpg Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Anhalt-Bernburg)
28 August 174427 May 17643 March 179312 April 1827

Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1603–1806

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Princess Amöena Amalie of Bentheim-Tecklenburg Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg
(Bentheim-Steinfurt)
19 March 158631 October 16068 September 1625 Louis I
Countess Sophie of Lippe Simon VI, Count of Lippe
(Lippe)
16 August 159912 September 16267 January 1650
husband's death
19 March 1654
Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
(Ascania)
11 February 164725 August 166313 April 166520 January 1723 William Louis
Countess Sophie of Stolberg-Wernigerode Henry Volrad, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(Stolberg-Wernigerode)
2 October 162818 January 165513 Aprile 1655
husband's accession
7 November 1669
husband's death
13 September 1675 Lebrecht
co-ruler
Arolsen Klebeband 01 303.jpg Anna Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg
(Stolberg-Wernigerode)
20 July 159323 March 16708 November 167027 January 1690 Emmanuel
co-ruler
Friederica Henrietta von Anhalt-Kothen (1702 - 1723).jpg Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
(Ascania)
24 January 170211 December 17214 April 1723 Leopold
Portret van Charlotte Frederika van Nassau -Siegen (1702-1785).jpg Charlotte Frederike of Nassau-Siegen Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
(Nassu-Siegen)
30 November 170227 June 172519 November 172822 July 1785
Furstin Christiane Johanne Emilie v. Anhalt-Kothen.jpg Countess Emilie of Promnitz-Pless Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz
(Promnitz)
15 September 170814 January 172619 November 1728
husband's accession
20 February 1732 Augustus Louis
Furstin Anna Friederike von Anhalt-Kothen, geb. Grafin von Promnitz.jpg Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless 30 May 171121 November 173231 March 1750
Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg princess of Anhalt-Kothen.jpg Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Glücksburg)
5 March 174926 July 176317 October 178930 March 1812 Karl George Lebrecht
Friederike of Nassau-Usingen Frederick Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Usingen then Duke of Nassau
(Nassau-Usingen)
30 August 17779 February 17921803
divorce
28 August 1821 Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen

Princess of Anhalt-Pless, 1764-1847

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Countess Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg-Wernigerode Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode
(Stolberg-Wernigerode)
30 September 174413 June 17663 February 1784 Frederick Erdmann
Prinzessin Henriette Luise v. Holstein-Beck.jpg Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
(Oldenburg)
28 September 178320 August 180324 November 1803 Frederick Ferdinand
Julie von Brandenburg.jpg Countess Julie of Brandenburg Frederick William II of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
4 January 179320 May 181623 August 183029 January 1848
Portrat Herzogin Auguste von Anhalt-Kothen.jpg Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
(Reuss of Köstritz)
3 August 179418 May 181923 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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathSpouse
Marie Friederike von Hessen-Kassel, Furstin von Anhalt-Benburg.jpg Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel William I, Elector of Hesse
(Hesse)
14 September 176829 November 17941807
Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy
1817
divorce
17 April 1839 Alexius Frederick Christian
Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg.jpg Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Glücksburg)
9 October 181130 October 183419 August 186310 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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame PrincessCeased to be PrincessDeathSpouse
Julie von Brandenburg.jpg Countess Julie of Brandenburg Frederick William II of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
4 January 179320 May 181618 December 1818
husband's accession
23 August 1830
husband's death
29 January 1848 Frederick Ferdinand
Portrat Herzogin Auguste von Anhalt-Kothen.jpg Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
(Reuss of Köstritz)
3 August 179418 May 181923 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

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathSpouse
Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt, duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.jpg Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(Hohenzollern)
24 September 175025 July 17671807
Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy
21 December 1811 Leopold III
Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia.jpg Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
30 September 179618 April 181830 August 1863
Duchies united forming the Duchy of Anhalt
1 January 1850 Leopold IV

Duchess of Anhalt, 1863–1918

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathSpouse
1838 Antoinette-4.jpg Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
(Wettin)
17 April 183822 April 185422 May 1871
husband's accession
24 January 1904
husband's death
13 October 1908 Frederick I
Sophie Marie Luise Amalie, Prinzessin von Baden.jpg Princess Marie of Baden Prince William of Baden
(Zähringen)
26 July 18652 July 188924 January 1904
husband's accession
21 April 1918
husband's death
29 November 1939 Frederick II