Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
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Dessau, Anhalt-Dessau
| Eduard | |||||
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 Eduard in 1916 | |||||
| Duke of Anhalt | |||||
| Reign | 21 April 1918 – 13 September 1918 | ||||
| Predecessor | Friedrich II | ||||
| Successor | Joachim Ernst | ||||
| Born | 18 April 1861 Dessau, Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
| Died | 13 September 1918 (aged 57) Berchtesgaden, Bavaria | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Friederike Prince Leopold Princess Marie-Auguste Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt Prince Eugen Prince Wolfgang | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
Eduard Georg Wilhelm Maximilian (18 April 1861 – 13 September 1918) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the penultimate ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt from April to September 1918.[1]
Prince Eduard was born at Dessau, the capital of the Duchy of Anhalt, in 1861 as the third son of Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt and his wife Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. As Eduard's eldest brother, Leopold, died without male offspring in 1886, and the next brother, Frederick, had no issue, Eduard became heir presumptive and Hereditary Prince following the death of their father, Duke Friedrich I, in 1904.
Reign
Eduard succeeded his brother Duke Friedrich II of Anhalt on 21 April 1918, but his brief reign came to an end five months later with his own death on 13 September 1918. He was succeeded by his eldest surviving son Prince Joachim Ernst under the regency of Eduard's younger brother, Prince Aribert.
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