List of consorts of Anhalt
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List of consorts of Anhalt contains all consorts of the Central European land of Anhalt, across its various incarnations states, from the conquest of the region from the 13th century until the dissolution of the German Empire in 1918, of which Anhalt was a constituent state by that point.
Countess of Anhalt
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Countess | Ceased to be Countess | Death | Spouse |
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| Matilda of Swabia | Herman II, Duke of Swabia (Conradines) |
c. 998/9 | c.1026 | 1030/4 | Esico | |||
| Eilika of Saxony | Magnus, Duke of Saxony (Billung) |
c. 1080 | Bef 1095 | 16 January 1142 | Otto | |||
| Sophie of Winzenburg | Herman I, Count of Winzenburg (House of Formbach) |
1105 | Abt 1125 | 6 or 7 July 1160 | Albert | |||
| Bernhard | ||||||||
| Irmgard of Thuringia | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (Ludovingians) |
Abt 1197 | Abt 1211 | 1212 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (House of Welf) |
? | 1245 | 12 June 1266 husband's death |
1295/1298 | Henry II | ||
| Hedwig of Silesia | Henry III the White (Piast) |
1252/1256 | 1283 | 14 December 1300 | Otto I co-regent | |||
| Elisabeth of Meissen | Frederick Clem (Wettin) |
? | 1309 | 24 July 1315 | Aft 1347 | Otto II | ||
Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1252–1468
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Sophie of Denmark | Abel, King of Denmark (Estridsen) |
1240 | 1258 | aft. 1284 | Bernhard I | ||
| Helena of Rügen | Vitslav II, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) |
b. 1270 | 27 December 1302 | 9 August 1315 | Bernhard II co-regent | |||
| Agnes of Saxe-Wittenberg | Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (Ascania) |
c. 1310 | 1328 | 4 January 1338 | Bernhard III | |||
| Matilda of Anhalt-Zerbst | Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) |
? | 1339 | c.1342 | ||||
| Mathilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) |
? | 1343 | 20 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 1396 | 1404 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Birgersdotter | Birger Jarl (Bjälbo) |
1245 | 17 October 1259 | 1289 | Siegfried I | |||
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Agnes of Brandenburg | Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (Ascania) |
? | 1300 | 17 August 1316 husband's death |
4 June 1330 | Albert I | |
| Agnes of Rügen | Vitslav III, Prince of Rügen (Rügen) |
? | 2 September 1324 | bef. 25 January 1337 | Albert II co-regent | |||
| Beatrix of Saxe-Wittenberg | Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (Ascania) |
? | c.1337 | aft. 26 February 1345 | ||||
| Elisabeth of Saxe-Wittenberg | ? | 22 June 1344 | aft. 30 May 1351 | Waldemar I co-regent | ||||
| Beatrice d'Este | Obizzo III d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (House of Este) |
18 Sep 1332 | c. 1365 | 7 January 1368 husband's death |
1387 | |||
| Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen | John I, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen (Henneberg-Schleusingen) |
1351 | c.1366 | 11 April 1382 husband's death |
24 April 1397 | John II | ||
| Jutta of Querfurt | Gebhard XI, Count of Querfurt (Querfurt) |
c.1370 | 1386 | 1405 | 1410 | Sigismund I | ||
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1396–1561
Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1396–1561
Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, 1603-1807
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Countess Palatine Dorothea of Simmern | John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (Wittelsbach) |
6 January 1581 | 21 February 1595 | 1603 Anhalt-Dessau recreated |
24 May 1618 husband's death |
19 September 1631 | John George I |
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Agnes of Hesse-Kassel | Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) |
14 May 1606 | 18 May 1623 | 28 May 1650 | John Casimir | ||
| Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg | Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (Ascania) |
16 September 1615 | 14 July 1651 | 15 September 1660 | 27 December 1673 | |||
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Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau | Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (Orange-Nassau) |
10 February 1637 | 9 September 1659 | 15 September 1660 husband's accession |
7 August 1693 husband's death |
3 November 1708 | John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau |
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Anna Louise Föhse | Rudolf Föhse | 22 March 1677 | 1698 | 5 February 1745 | Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau | ||
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Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen | Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (House of Ascania) |
21 September 1722 | 25 May 1737 | 7 April 1747 husband's accession |
20 April 1751 | Leopold II | |
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Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt | Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern) |
24 September 1750 | 25 July 1767 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
21 December 1811 | Leopold III | |
Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, 1603–1807
Princess of Anhalt-Harzgerode, 1635–1709
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar | John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar (Nassau-Hadamar) |
7 January 1619 | 10 August 1642 | 2 March 1647 | Frederick | |||
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Anna Katharina of Lippe-Detmold | Simon VII, Count of Lippe (House of Lippe) |
31 July 1612 | 26 May 1657 | 15 October 1659 | |||
| Elisabeth Juliane Solms-Laubach | Albert Otto II, Count of Solms-Laubach (Solms-Laubach) |
6 March 1631 | 25 July 1671 | 2 January 1693 | William Louis | |||
| Sophie Auguste of Nassau-Dillenburg | Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg (Nassau-Dillenburg) |
28 April 1666 | 20 October 1695 | 14 October 1709 husband's death |
14 January 1733 | |||
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Princess of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym (1718–1727)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg | Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg (Nassau) |
28 September 1673 | 12 April 1692 | 14 February 1718 Principality created |
31 January 1700 | Lebrecht | ||
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Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein | William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (Isenburg) |
31 July 1680 | 22 November 1714 | 17 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)
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein | William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (Isenburg) |
31 July 1680 | 22 November 1714 | 1727 Principality changed its name to Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
2 January 1739 | Victor I | |
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Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck | Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck (Henckel von Donnersmarck) |
7 May 1717 | 14 February 1740 | 15 April 1772 | 21 February 1795 | ||
| Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels | Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (Solms-Braunfels) |
22 November 1734 | 12 December 1765 | 15 April 1772 husband's accession |
20 August 1806 husband's death |
19 April 1811 | Charles Louis | |
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Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg | Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (Nassau-Weilburg) |
7 August 1776 | 29 October 1793 | 20 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Margarete of Brandenburg | Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) |
c. 1511 | 15 February 1534 | 4 February 1551 husband's death |
after 3 November 1577 | John V | |
| Anna of Pomerania | Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania (Greifen) |
5 February 1531 | 16 May 1557 | 4 May 1561 husband's death |
13 October 1592 | Karl I | ||
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Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) |
3 February 1587 | 29 December 1605 | 16 October 1609 | Rudolph | ||
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Countess Magdalene of Oldenburg | John VII, Count of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) |
6 October 1585 | 31 August 1612 | 30 July 1621 husband's death |
14 April 1657 | ||
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Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp | Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) |
5 December 1630 | 16 September 1649 | 4 July 1667 husband's death |
12 December 1680 | John VI | |
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Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (Wettin) |
23 June 1654 | 18 June 1676 | 3 November 1718 husband's death |
31 March 1724 | Karl Wilhelm | |
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Duchess Hedwig Friederike of Württemberg-Weiltingen | Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen (Württemberg) |
18 October 1691 | 8 October 1715 | 3 November 1718 husband's accession |
7 November 1742 husband's death |
14 August 1752 | John Augustus |
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Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp | Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (Holstein-Gottorp) |
24 October 1712 | 8 November 1727 | 7 November 1742 husband's accession |
16 March 1747 husband's death |
30 May 1760 | Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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Princess Caroline Wilhelmina Sophia of Hesse-Kassel | Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) |
10 May 1732 | 17 November 1753 | 22 May 1759 | Frederick Augustus | ||
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Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg | Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (Anhalt-Bernburg) |
28 August 1744 | 27 May 1764 | 3 March 1793 | 12 April 1827 | ||
Princess of Anhalt-Köthen 1603–1806
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Princess Amöena Amalie of Bentheim-Tecklenburg | Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg (Bentheim-Steinfurt) |
19 March 1586 | 31 October 1606 | 8 September 1625 | Louis I | |||
| Countess Sophie of Lippe | Simon VI, Count of Lippe (Lippe) |
16 August 1599 | 12 September 1626 | 7 January 1650 husband's death |
19 March 1654 | |||
| Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode | Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (Ascania) |
11 February 1647 | 25 August 1663 | 13 April 1665 | 20 January 1723 | William Louis | ||
| Countess Sophie of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Volrad, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
2 October 1628 | 18 January 1655 | 13 Aprile 1655 husband's accession |
7 November 1669 husband's death |
13 September 1675 | Lebrecht co-ruler | |
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Anna Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
20 July 1593 | 23 March 1670 | 8 November 1670 | 27 January 1690 | Emmanuel co-ruler | |
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Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg | Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (Ascania) |
24 January 1702 | 11 December 1721 | 4 April 1723 | Leopold | ||
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Charlotte Frederike of Nassau-Siegen | Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (Nassu-Siegen) |
30 November 1702 | 27 June 1725 | 19 November 1728 | 22 July 1785 | ||
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Countess Emilie of Promnitz-Pless | Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz (Promnitz) |
15 September 1708 | 14 January 1726 | 19 November 1728 husband's accession |
20 February 1732 | Augustus Louis | |
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Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless | 30 May 1711 | 21 November 1732 | 31 March 1750 | ||||
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Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Glücksburg) |
5 March 1749 | 26 July 1763 | 17 October 1789 | 30 March 1812 | Karl George Lebrecht | |
| Friederike of Nassau-Usingen | Frederick Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Usingen then Duke of Nassau (Nassau-Usingen) |
30 August 1777 | 9 February 1792 | 1803 divorce |
28 August 1821 | Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen | ||
Princess of Anhalt-Pless, 1764-1847
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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| Countess Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg-Wernigerode | Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode (Stolberg-Wernigerode) |
30 September 1744 | 13 June 1766 | 3 February 1784 | Frederick Erdmann | |||
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Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (Oldenburg) |
28 September 1783 | 20 August 1803 | 24 November 1803 | Frederick Ferdinand | ||
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Countess Julie of Brandenburg | Frederick William II of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
4 January 1793 | 20 May 1816 | 23 August 1830 | 29 January 1848 | ||
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Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz | Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (Reuss of Köstritz) |
3 August 1794 | 18 May 1819 | 23 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel | William I, Elector of Hesse (Hesse) |
14 September 1768 | 29 November 1794 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
1817 divorce |
17 April 1839 | Alexius Frederick Christian |
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Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Glücksburg) |
9 October 1811 | 30 October 1834 | 19 August 1863 | 10 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Princess | Ceased to be Princess | Death | Spouse |
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Countess Julie of Brandenburg | Frederick William II of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
4 January 1793 | 20 May 1816 | 18 December 1818 husband's accession |
23 August 1830 husband's death |
29 January 1848 | Frederick Ferdinand |
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Princess Auguste Friederike Esperance Reuss of Köstritz | Heinrich XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (Reuss of Köstritz) |
3 August 1794 | 18 May 1819 | 23 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
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Margravine Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt | Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern) |
24 September 1750 | 25 July 1767 | 1807 Principality elevated to the rank of Duchy |
21 December 1811 | Leopold III | |
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Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia | Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (Hohenzollern) |
30 September 1796 | 18 April 1818 | 30 August 1863 Duchies united forming the Duchy of Anhalt |
1 January 1850 | Leopold IV | |
Duchess of Anhalt, 1863–1918
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg | Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (Wettin) |
17 April 1838 | 22 April 1854 | 22 May 1871 husband's accession |
24 January 1904 husband's death |
13 October 1908 | Frederick I |
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Princess Marie of Baden | Prince William of Baden (Zähringen) |
26 July 1865 | 2 July 1889 | 24 January 1904 husband's accession |
21 April 1918 husband's death |
29 November 1939 | Frederick II |