BURIAL PLACES OF SOVEREIGNS OF ANHALT
BERNBURG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CASTLE CHURCH
(Bernburg, Schlosskirche St. Aegidien, Schlossstr.):
01. Prince CHRISTIAN I OF BERNBURG (+1630)
02. Princess ANNE OF BENTHEIM-TECKLENBURG (+1624), consort of Prince Christian I of Bernburg
03. Prince CHRISTIAN II OF BERNBURG (+1656)
04. Princess ELEANOR SOPHIA OF SØNDERBORG (+1675), consort of Prince Christian II of Bernburg
05. Prince VICTOR AMADEUS OF BERNBURG (+1718)
06. Princess ELIZABETH OF PALATINATE-ZWEIBRÜCKEN (+1677), consort of Prince Victor Amadeus of Bernburg
07. Prince CHARLES FREDERICK OF BERNBURG (+1721)
08. Prince VICTOR FREDERICK OF BERNBURG (+1765)
09. Princess LOUISE OF ANHALT-DESSAU (+1732), consort of Prince Victor Frederick of Bernburg
10. Princess SOPHIA FREDERICA ALBERTINA BRANDENBURG-SCHWEDT (+1750), consort of Prince Victor Frederick of Bernburg
11. Prince FREDERICK ALBERT OF BERNBURG (+1796)
12. Princess LOUISE ALBERTINA OF PLÖN (+1769), consort of Prince Frederick Albert of Bernburg
13. Duke ALEXIUS FREDERICK CHRISTIAN OF BERNBURG (+1834)
14. Duke ALEXANDER CHARLES OF BERNBURG (+1863)
15. Duchess FREDERICA OF GLÜCKSBURG (+1902), consort of Duke Alexander Charles of Bernburg
HANAU (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST MARY’S CHURCH
(Hanau, Marienkirche, Marienkirchgasse):
Duchess MARIA FREDERICA OF HESSE-KASSEL (+1839), consort of Duke Alexius Frederick Christian of Bernburg.
Her heart was buried in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF ANHALT 1603-1918
ANHALT-BERNBURG
PRINCIPALITY OF ANHALT-BERNBURG 1603-1806:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1603-1630: CHRISTIAN I (Christian I.)
Born in 1568 in Bernburg.
Father: Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Mother: Agnes von Barby.
Married in 1595 in Lorbach Countess ANNE of Bentheim-Tecklenburg (*1579 Tecklenburg,+1624 Bernburg).
His issue who reigned:
-CHRISTIAN II (*1599,+1656),
-Eleanor Marie (*1600,+1657; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow),
-Sophia Margaret (*1615,+1673; Princess of Anhalt-Dessau).
Died in 1630 in Bernburg.
Buried with his consort Princess Anne in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1630-1656: CHRISTIAN II (Christian II.)
Born in 1599 in Amberg.
Father: Prince Christian I of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Anna of Bentheim-Tecklenburg.
Married in 1625 in Ahrensbök Princess ELEANOR SOPHIA of Sønderborg (*1603 Sønderborg,+1675 Ballenstedt).
His issue who reigned:
-VICTOR AMADEUS (*1634,+1718).
Died in 1656 in Bernburg.
Buried with his consort Princess Eleanor Sophia in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1656-1718: VICTOR AMADEUS (Viktor Amadeus)
Born in 1634 in Harzgerode.
Father: Prince Christian II of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Eleanor Sophia of Sønderborg.
Married in 1667 in Meisenheim Princess ELIZABETH of Palatinate-Zweibrücken (*1642 Meisenheim,+1677 Bernburg).
His issue who reigned:
-CHARLES FREDERICK (*1668,+1721).
Died in 1718 in Bernburg.
Buried with his consort Princess Elizabeth in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1718-1721: CHARLES FREDERICK (Karl Friedrich)
Born in 1668 in Bernburg.
Father: Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken.
Married firstly in 1692 in Bernburg Countess Sophia Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde (*1672 Sonnenwalde,+1708 Bernburg).
Married secondly and morganatically in 1715 in Bernburg Wilhelmine Charlotte Nüssler (*1683 Harzgerode,+1740 Gernrode).
His issue who reigned:
-Elizabeth Albertina (*1693,+1774; Princess of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen),
-VICTOR FREDERICK (*1700,+1765),
-Frederica Henrietta (*1702,+1723; Princess of Anhalt-Köthen).
Died in 1721 in Ballenstedt.
Buried with his consort Princess Sophia Albertina in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1721-1765: VICTOR FREDERICK (Viktor Friedrich)
Born in 1700 in Bernburg.
Father: Prince Charles Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Sophia Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde.
Married firstly in 1724 in Dessau Princess LOUISE of Anhalt-Dessau (*1709 Dessau,+1732 Bernburg).
Married secondly in 1733 in Potsdam SOPHIA FREDERICA ALBERTINA of Brandenburg-Schwedt (*1712 Berlin,+1750 Bernburg).
Married thirdly and morganatically in 1750 in Bernburg Constanze Schmidt.
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK ALBERT (*1735,+1796),
-Wilhelmina (*1737,+1777; Princess of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen).
Died in 1765 in Bernburg.
Buried with his two consorts princesses Louise and Sophia Albertina in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1765-1796: FREDERICK ALBERT (Friedrich Albrecht)
Born in 1735 in Bernburg.
Father: Prince Victor Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Sophia Frederica Albertina of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Married in 1763 in Bernburg Princess LOUISE ALBERTINA of Plön (*1748 Plön,+1769 Ballenstedt).
His issue who reigned:
-ALEXIUS (*1767,+1834),
-Pauline (*1769,+1820; Princess of Lippe-Detmold).
Died in 1796 in Ballenstedt.
Buried with his consort Princess Louise Albertina in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1796-1806: ALEXIUS FREDERICK CHRISTIAN
(Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg from 1806)
DUCHY OF ANHALT-BERNBURG 1806-1863:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1806-1834: ALEXIUS FREDERICK CHRISTIAN
(Alexius Friedrich Christian)
Born in 1767 in Ballenstedt.
Father: Prince Frederick Albert of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Princess Louise Albertine of Plön.
Married firstly in 1794 in Kassel Princess MARIA FREDERICA of Hesse-Kassel (*1768 Hanau,+1839 Hanau). Divorced in 1817.
Married secondly and morganatically in 1818 in Ballenstedt Dorothea of Sonnenberg (*1781 Bernburg,+1818 Ballenstedt).
Married thirdly and morganatically in 1819 in Bernburg Ernestine of Sonnenberg (*1789 Bernburg,+1845 Ballenstedt).
His issue who reigned:
-ALEXANDER CHARLES (*1805,+1863).
Died in 1834 in Ballenstedt.
Buried in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
His consort Duchess Maria Frederica of Hesse-Kassel was buried in St Mary’s Church in Hanau.
1834-1863: ALEXANDER CHARLES (Alexander Karl)
Born in 1805 in Ballenstedt.
Father: Duke Alexius Frederick Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg. Mother: Duchess Maria Frederica of Hesse-Kassel.
Married in 1834 at Gottorp Castle Princess FREDERICA of Glücksburg (*1811 Gottorp Castle,+1902 Alexisbad).
Died in 1863 in Hoym.
Buried with his consort Duchess Frederica in the Castle Church in Bernburg.
1863: ANHALT-BERNBURG UNITED WITH ANHALT-DESSAU
TOMBS OF ANHALT SOVEREIGNS
Tombs in the Castle Church in Bernburg (Germany):
01. Prince CHRISTIAN I OF BERNBURG.
02. Princess ANNE OF BENTHEIM, consort of Prince Christian I.
Tombs in the Castle Church in Bernburg (Germany):
01. Prince CHRISTIAN II OF BERNBURG.
02. Princess ELEANOR SOPHIA, consort of Prince Christian II.
03. Prince VICTOR AMADEUS.
04. Princess ELIZABETH OF PALATINATE-ZWEIBRÜCKEN, consort of Prince Victor Amadeus.
The tomb of Prince CHARLES FREDERICK OF BERNBURG in the Castle Church in Bernburg
Tombs in the Castle Church in Bernburg (Germany):
01. Prince VICTOR FREDERICK OF BERNBURG.
02. Princess LOUISE OF DESSAU, consort of Prince Victor Frederick.
03. Princess SOPHIA FREDERICA ALBERTINA, consort of Prince Victor Frederick.
Tombs in the Castle Church in Bernburg (Germany):
01. Prince FREDERICK ALBERT OF BERNBURG.
02. Princess LOUISE ALBERTINA, consort of Prince Frederick Albert.
Tombs in the Castle Church in Bernburg (Germany):
01. Duke ALEXIUS FREDERICK CHRISTIAN OF BERNBURG.
02. Duchess MARIA FREDERICA OF HESSE, consort of Duke Alexius Frederick Christian.
03. Duke ALEXANDER CHARLES OF BERNBURG.
04. Duchess FREDERICA, consort of Duke Alexander Charles.
DESSAU (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE BERENHORST CRYPT IN CEMETERY I
(Dessau, Berenhorst Grüft, Friedhof I, Friedhofstr.):
01. Prince JOHN GEORGE I OF DESSAU AND KÖTHEN (+1618)
02. Princess DOROTHEA OF SIMMERN (+1631), consort of Prince John George I of Dessau and Köthen
KÖTHEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PALACE PARK (Köthen, Schlosspark, Schlossplatz):
Duke AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN OF KÖTHEN (+1812).
The grave has not been preserved.
KÖTHEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST JAMES'S CHURCH
(Köthen, St. Jakobkirche, Marktplatz):
01. Prince LOUIS OF KÖTHEN (+1650)
02. Princess AMALIA OF BENTHEIM (+1625), consort of Prince Louis of Köthen
03. Princess SOPHIA OF LIPPE (+1654), consort of Prince Louis of Köthen
04. Prince WILLIAM LOUIS OF KÖTHEN (+1665)
05. Prince LEBRECHT OF KÖTHEN (+1669)
06. Princess SOPHIA ELEANOR OF STOLBERG (+1675), consort of Prince Lebrecht of Köthen
07. Prince EMMANUEL OF KÖTHEN (+1670)
08. Princess ANNE ELEANOR OF STOLBERG (+1690), consort of Prince Emmanuel of Köthen
09. Prince EMMANUEL LEBRECHT OF KÖTHEN (+1704)
10. Princess GISELA AGNES OF RATH (+1740), consort of Prince Emmanuel Lebrecht of Köthen
11. Prince LEOPOLD OF KÖTHEN (+1728)
12. Princess FREDERICA HENRIETTA OF ANHALT-BERNBURG (+1723), consort of Prince Leopold of Köthen
13. Prince AUGUSTUS LOUIS OF KÖTHEN (+1755)
14. Princess CHRISTINE EMILIA OF PROMNITZ (+1732), consort of Prince Augustus Louis of Köthen
15. Princess ANNE FREDERICA OF PROMNITZ (+1750), consort of Prince Augustus Louis of Köthen
16. Duke LOUIS AUGUSTUS OF KÖTHEN (+1818)
17. Duke HENRY OF KÖTHEN (+1847)
18. Duchess AUGUSTA FREDERICA OF REUSS-KÖSTRITZ (+1855), consort of Duke Henry of Köthen
KÖTHEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST MARY'S CHURCH
(Köthen, St. Mariakirche, Springstr.):
01. Duke FERDINAND FREDERICK OF KÖTHEN (+1830)
02. Duchess JULIA OF BRANDENBURG (+1848), consort of Duke Ferdinand Frederick of Köthen
NORDBORG (DENMARK)
BURIED IN THE PARISH CHURCH
(Nordborg, Nordborg kirke, Kirkegade):
Princess ELIZABETH OF ANHALT-HARZGERODE (+1723), consort of Prince William Louis of Köthen
STADTHAGEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PRINCELY MAUSOLEUM BY THE CHURCH OF ST MARTIN (Stadthagen, Fürstlisches Mausoleum, St. Martini-Kirche, Am Kirchhof):
Princess CHARLOTTE FREDERICA OF NASSAU-SIEGEN (+1785), consort of Prince Leopold of Köthen.
The princely coffin is placed in a vault under the mausoleum which is not accessible.
USINGEN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE
(Usingen, Laurentiuskirche, Kirchgasse):
Princess FREDERICA OF NASSAU-USINGEN (+1821), consort of Prince Augustus Christian of Köthen
ZEMUN (SERBIA)
Prince CHARLES GEORGE LEBRECHT OF KÖTHEN (+1789).
The prince was buried in an unknown location and the grave has not been preserved.
ANHALT-KÖTHEN
PRINCIPALITY OF ANHALT-KÖTHEN 1603-1806:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1603-1606: JOHN GEORGE I (Johann Georg I.; Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1606)
Born in 1567 at Harzgerode.
Father: Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Mother: Agnes von Barby.
Married firstly in 1588 Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein (*1561,+1594).
Married secondly in 1595 in Heidelberg DOROTHEA of Simmern (*1581 Kaiserslautern,+1631 Sandersleben).
His issue who reigned:
-John Casimir (*1596,+1660; prince of Anhalt-Dessau).
Abdicated in Anhalt-Köthen in 1606.
Died in 1618 in Dessau.
Buried firstly with his second consort Princess Dorothea of Simmern in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1606-1650: LOUIS (Ludwig)
Born in 1579 in Dessau.
Father: Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Mother: Princess Eleanor of Württemberg.
Married firstly in 1606 in Rheda Countess AMALIA of Bentheim (*1586,+1625).
Married secondly in 1626 in Detmold Countess SOPHIA of Lippe (*1599,+1654).
His issue who reigned:
-WILLIAM LOUIS (*1638,+1665).
Died in 1650 in Köthen.
Buried with his both wives in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1650-1665: WILLIAM LOUIS (Wilhelm Ludwig)
Born in 1638 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Louis of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Sophia of Lippe.
Married in 1663 in Köthen Princess ELIZABETH of Anhalt-Harzgerode (*1647 Harzgerode,+1723 Østerholm Castle, near Nordborg, Denmark).
Died in 1665 in Köthen.
Buried in the Church of St James in Köthen.
His consort Princess Elizabeth was buried in Nordborg Church, Denmark.
1665-1669: LEBRECHT
Born in 1622 in Plötzkau.
Father: Prince Augustus of Anhalt-Plötzkau. Mother: Princess Sibylla of Solms.
Married in 1655 in Plötzkau Countess SOPHIA ELEANOR of Stolberg (*1628 Ortenberg,+1675 Köthen).
Died in 1669 in Köthen.
Buried with his consort Princess Sophia Eleanor in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1665-1670: EMMANUEL (Emanuel; ruled with Prince Lebrecht)
Born in 1631 in Plötzkau.
Father: Prince Augustus of Anhalt-Plötzkau. Mother: Princess Sibylla of Solms.
Married in 1670 in Ilsenburg Countess ANNE ELEANOR of Stolberg (*1651 Ilsenburg,+1690 Köthen).
His issue who reigned:
-EMMANUEL LEBRECHT (*1671,+1704).
Died in 1670 in Köthen.
Buried with his consort Anne Eleanor in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1671-1704: EMMANUEL LEBRECHT (Emanuel Lebrecht)
Born in 1671 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Emmanuel of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Anna Eleanor of Stolberg.
Married in 1692 in Nienburg GISELA AGNES of Rath (*1669 Klein Wülknitz,+1740 Nienburg).
His issue who reigned:
-LEOPOLD (*1694,+1728),
-AUGUSTUS LOUIS (*1697,+1755),
-Eleonore Wilhelmine (*1696,+1726; Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach).
Died in 1704 in Köthen.
Buried with his consort Princess Gisela Agnes in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1704-1728: LEOPOLD
Born in 1694 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Emmanuel Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Gisela Agnes of Rath.
Married firstly in 1721 in Bernburg Princess FREDERICA HENRIETTA of Anhalt-Bernburg (*1702,+1723).
Married secondly in 1725 in Weimar Princess CHARLOTTE FREDERICA of Nassau-Siegen (*1702 Siegen,+1785 Stadthagen).
His issue who reigned:
-Gisela Agnes (*1722,+1751; Princess of Anhalt-Dessau).
Died in 1728 in Köthen.
Buried with his first wife Princess Frederica Henrietta in the Church of St James in Köthen.
His second wife Princess Charlotte Frederica of Nassau-Siegen was buried in the Princely Mausoleum by the Church of St Martin in Stadthagen (no tomb).
1728-1755: AUGUSTUS LOUIS (August Ludwig)
Born in 1697 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Emmanuel Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Gisela Agnes of Rath.
Married firstly and morganatically in 1722 in Dresden Agnes of Wuthenau (*1700 Plötzkau,+1725 Köthen).
Married secondly in 1726 in Żary, Lower Silesia, Countess CHRISTINE EMILIA of Promnitz (*1708 Żary,+1732 Köthen).
Married thirdly in 1732 in Żary Countess ANNE FREDERICA of Promnitz (*1711 Żary,+1750 Köthen).
His issue who reigned:
-CHARLES GEORGE LEBRECHT (*1730,+1789).
Died in 1755 in Köthen.
Buried with his second and third consorts in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1755-1789: CHARLES GEORGE LEBRECHT (Karl Georg Lebrecht)
Born in 1730 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Christine Emily of Promnitz.
Married in 1763 in Glücksburg Princess LOUISE of Glücksburg (*1749 Glücksburg,+1812 Köthen).
His issue who reigned:
-AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN (*1769,+1812).
Died in 1789 in Zemun by Belgrade, now Serbia.
Buried in an unknown location in Zemun (no tomb).
1789-1806: AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN (Duke of Anhalt-Köthen from 1806)
DUCHY OF ANHALT-KÖTHEN 1806-1847:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1806-1812: AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN (August Christian)
Born in 1769 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Charles George Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Louise of Glücksburg.
Married in 1792 in Frankfurt/Main Princess FREDERICA of Nassau-Usingen (*1777 Usingen,+1821 Hochheim). Divorced 1803.
Died in 1812 in Köthen.
Buried in the park of Köthen Castle (no tomb).
His consort Princess Frederica of Nassau-Usingen was buried in the Church of St Lawrence in Usingen.
1812-1818: LOUIS AUGUSTUS (Ludwig August)
Born in 1802 in Köthen.
Father: Prince Louis of Anhalt-Köthen. Mother: Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse.
Unmarried.
Died in 1818 in Leipzig.
Buried in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1818-1830: FERDINAND FREDERICK (Ferdinand Friedrich)
Born in 1769 in Pszczyna, Upper Silesia.
Father: Prince Frederick Erdman of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless. Mother: Princess Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg.
Married firstly in 1803 in Lindenau Princess Maria Dorothea of Sønderborg-Beck (*1783 Lindenau,+1803 Pszczyna, Upper Silesia).
Married secondly in 1816 in Berlin Countess JULIA of Brandenburg (*1793 Neuchâtel,+1848 Vienna).
Died in 1830 in Köthen.
Buried with his consort Princess Julia in the Church of St Mary in Köthen.
1830-1847: HENRY (Heinrich)
Born in 1778 in Pszczyna, Upper Silesia.
Father: Prince Frederick Erdman of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless. Mother: Princess Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg.
Married in 1819 in Trzebiechów Princess AUGUSTA FREDERICA of Reuss-Köstritz (*1794 Brunswick,+1855 Köthen).
Died in 1847 in Köthen.
Buried with his consort Duchess Augusta Frederica in the Church of St James in Köthen.
1847: ANHALT-KÖTHEN UNITED WITH ANHALT-DESSAU
The tomb of Prince LOUIS OF KÖTHEN in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany)
01. Tombs of Prince WILLIAM LOUIS OF KÖTHEN (far left) and Princess SOPHIA OF LIPPE, consort of Prince Louis (middle) in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany).
02. The tomb of Princess ELIZABETH OF HARZGERODE, consort of Prince William Louis of Köthen, in Nordborg Church (Denmark).
Tombs in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince LEBRECHT OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess SOPHIA ELEANOR OF STOLBERG, consort of Prince Lebrecht (middle) and Prince EMMANUEL OF KÖTHEN (left).
03. Princess ANNE ELEANOR OF STOLBERG, consort of Prince Emmanuel.
Tombs in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince EMMANUEL LEBRECHT OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess GISELA AGNES, consort of Prince Emmanuel Lebrecht.
Tombs in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince LEOPOLD OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess FREDERICA HENRIETTA, consort of Prince Leopold.
Tombs in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince AUGUSTUS LOUIS OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess CHRISTINE EMILIA, consort of Prince Augustus Louis.
03. Princess ANNE FREDERICA, consort of Prince Augustus Louis.
The tomb of Prince LOUIS AUGUSTUS OF KÖTHEN in the Church of St James in Köthen
Tombs in the Church of St Mary in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince FERDINAND FREDERICK OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess JULIA OF BRANDENBURG, consort of Prince Ferdinand Frederick.
Tombs in the Church of St James in Köthen (Germany):
01. Prince HENRY OF KÖTHEN.
02. Princess AUGUSTA FREDERICA, consort of Prince Henry.
BUCHENWALD (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CONCENTRATION CAMP (KL Buchenwald):
Duke JOACHIM ERNEST OF DESSAU (+1947).
There is no grave.
DESSAU (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE BERENHORST CRYPT IN CEMETERY I
(Dessau, Berenhorst Grüft, Friedhof I, Friedhofstr.):
01. Prince JOHN GEORGE I OF DESSAU AND KÖTHEN (+1618)
02. Princess DOROTHEA OF SIMMERN (+1631), consort of Prince John George I of Dessau and Köthen
03. Prince JOHN CASIMIR OF DESSAU (+1660)
04. Princess AGNES OF HESSE-KASSEL (+1650), consort of Prince John Casimir of Dessau
05. Princess MARGARET OF ANHALT-BERNBURG (+1673), consort of Prince John Casimir of Dessau
06. Prince JOHN GEORGE II OF DESSAU (+1693)
07. Princess HENRIETTA CATHERINE OF ORANGE-NASSAU (+1708), consort of Prince John George II of Dessau
08. Prince LEOPOLD I OF DESSAU (+1747)
09. Princess ANNE LOUISE (+1754), consort of Prince Leopold I of Dessau
10. Prince LEOPOLD II OF DESSAU (+1751)
11. Princess GISELA AGNES OF ANHALT-KÖTHEN (+1751), consort of Prince Leopold II of Dessau
12. Duke LEOPOLD IV FREDERICK OF DESSAU (+1871)
13. Duchess FREDERICA OF PRUSSIA (+1850), consort of Duke Leopold IV Frederick of Dessau
Until 1898 most rulers of Anhalt-Dessau had been interred in St Mary’s Church in Dessau (or the Palace Church; see the picture below). The church had been badly damaged during the Second World War and the tombs despoiled shortly after the war. None of them have been preserved. The mortal remains of the princely family were reburied in the Berenhorst crypt on Cemetery I in Dessau.
DESSAU (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE DUCAL MAUSOLEUM IN THE GEORGENGARTEN (Dessau, Herzogliche Mausoleum im Georgengarten, Georgenalle):
01. Duke FREDERICK I OF DESSAU (+1904)
02. Duchess ANTOINETTE OF SAXE-ALTENBURG (+1908), consort of Duke Frederick I of Dessau
03. Duke FREDERICK II OF DESSAU (+1918)
04. Duchess MARIE OF BADEN (+1939), consort of Duke Frederick II of Dessau
05. Duke EDWARD OF DESSAU (+1918)
The mausoleum had been damaged during World War 2 and the tombs despoiled shortly after the war. The ducal sarcophagi are preserved inside the mausoleum but the mortal remains of the ducal family were reburied in the nearby cemetery in Dessau-Ziebigk (Ziebigker Friedhof, Saalestrasse) in an unmarked grave.
DESSAU-WALDERSEE/JONITZ (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
(Dessau-Waldersee, Jonitz, St. Bartholomäi Kirche, Coswigerstr.):
01. Duke LEOPOLD III OF DESSAU (+1817)
02. Duchess LOUISE OF BRANDENBURG-SCHWEDT (+1811), consort of Duke Leopold III of Dessau
ANHALT-DESSAU
PRINCIPALITY OF ANHALT-DESSAU 1603-1807:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1603-1618: JOHN GEORGE I (Johann Georg I.; Prince of Anhalt-Köthen to 1606)
Born in 1567 at Harzgerode.
Father: Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt. Mother: Agnes von Barby.
Married firstly in 1588 Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein (*1561,+1594).
Married secondly in 1595 in Heidelberg DOROTHEA of Simmern (*1581 Kaiserslautern,+1631 Sandersleben).
His issue who reigned:
-JOHN CASIMIR (*1596,+1660; son of Dorothea of Simmern).
Died in 1618 in Dessau.
Buried firstly with his second consort Princess Dorothea of Simmern in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1618-1660: JOHN CASIMIR (Johann Kasimir)
Born in 1596 at Dessau.
Father: Prince John George I of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Princess Dorothea of Simmern.
Married firstly in 1623 in Dessau AGNES of Hesse-Kassel (*1606 Kassel,+1650 Dessau).
Married secondly in 1651 in Dessau MARGARET of Anhalt-Bernburg (*1615,+1673).
His issue who reigned:
-JOHN GEORGE II (*1627,+1693; son of Agnes).
Died in 1660 in Dessau.
Buried firstly with his both consorts in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1660-1693: JOHN GEORGE II (Johann Georg II.)
Born in 1627 at Dessau.
Father: Prince John Casimir of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Princess Agnes of Hesse-Kassel.
Married in 1659 Princess HENRIETTA CATHERINE of Orange-Nassau (*1637 The Hague,+1708 Oranienbaum near Dessau).
His issue who reigned:
-LEOPOLD I (*1676,+1747).
Died in 1693 in Berlin.
Buried firstly with his consort Princess Henriette Catherine of Orange-Nassau in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1693-1747: LEOPOLD I
Born in 1676 at Dessau.
Father: Prince John George II of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Princess Henriette Catherine of Orange-Nassau.
Married in 1698 ANNE LOUISE Föhse (*1677 Dessau,+1754 Dessau).
His issue who reigned:
-LEOPOLD II (*1700,+1751),
-Louise (*1709,+1732; Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg).
Died in 1747 at Dessau.
Buried firstly with his consort Princess Anna Louise in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1747-1751: LEOPOLD II
Born in 1700 at Dessau.
Father: Prince Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Anna Louise Föhse.
Married in 1737 Princess GISELA AGNES of Anhalt-Köthen (*1722 Köthen,+1751 Dessau).
His issue who reigned:
-LEOPOLD III (*1740,+1817).
Died in 1751 at Dessau.
Buried firstly with his consort Princess Gisela Agnes in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1751-1807: LEOPOLD III (Duke of Anhalt-Dessau from 1807)
DUCHY OF ANHALT (Anhalt-Dessau to 1863) 1807-1918:
HOUSE OF ASCANIA (Askanier)
1807-1817: LEOPOLD III
Born in 1740 at Dessau.
Father: Prince Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen.
Married in 1767 at Charlottenburg LOUISE of Brandenburg-Schwedt (*1750 Stolzenberg/Różanki,+1811 Dessau).
Died in 1817 at Luisium near Dessau.
Buried with his consort Duchess Louise in the Church of St Bartholomew in Dessau-Waldersee.
1817-1871: LEOPOLD IV
Born in 1794 at Dessau.
Father: Prince Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau. Mother: Princess Christiana Amalie of Hesse-Homburg.
Married in 1818 in Berlin Princess FREDERICA of Prussia (*1796 Berlin,+1850 Dessau).
His issue who reigned:
-Agnes (*1824,+1897; Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg),
-FREDERICK I (1831,+1904).
Died in 1871 at Dessau.
Buried firstly with his consort Duchess Frederica in St Mary's Church in Dessau. After 1945 reburied in Cemetery I in Dessau in the Berenhorst Crypt (no tomb).
1871-1904: FREDERICK I (Friedrich I.)
Born in 1831 at Dessau.
Father: Duke Leopold IV of Anhalt. Mother: Duchess Frederica of Prussia.
Married in 1854 at Altenburg Princess ANTOINETTE of Saxe-Altenburg (*1838 Bamberg,+1908 Berchtesgaden).
His issue who reigned:
-FREDERICK II (*1856,+1918),
-Elizabeth (*1857,+1933; Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz),
-EDWARD (*1861,+1918).
Died in 1904 at Ballenstedt.
Buried with his consort Duchess Antoinette in Mauoleum in the Georgengarten at Dessau. After WW2 reburied on the cemetery in Dessau-Ziebigk.
1904-1918: FREDERICK II (Friedrich II.)
Born in 1856 at Dessau.
Father: Duke Frederick I of Anhalt. Mother: Duchess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.
Married in 1889 at Karlsruhe Princess MARIE of Baden (*1865 Baden-Baden,+1939 Baden-Baden).
Died in 1918 at Ballenstedt.
Buried with his consort Duchess Marie of Baden in Mauoleum in the Georgengarten at Dessau. After WW2 reburied on the cemetery in Dessau-Ziebigk.
APRIL-SEPT. 1918: EDWARD (Eduard)
Born in 1861 at Dessau.
Father: Duke Frederick I of Anhalt. Mother: Duchess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.
Married in 1895 in Altenburg Princess Louise of Saxe-Altenburg (*1873 Altenburg,+1953 Altenburg). Divorced in January 1918.
His issue who reigned:
-JOACHIM ERNEST (*1901,+1947).
Died in 1918 at Berchtesgaden.
Buried in Mauoleum in the Georgengarten at Dessau. After WW2 reburied on the cemetery in Dessau-Ziebigk.
His former wife Princess Louise of Saxe-Altenburg was buried in the ducal burial ground at Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf.
SEPT.-NOV. 1918: JOACHIM ERNEST (Joachim Ernst)
Born in 1901 at Dessau.
Father: Duke Edward of Anhalt. Mother: Princess Louise of Saxe-Altenburg.
Married firstly in 1927 at Ballenstedt Countess Elisabeth Strickrodt (*1903 Plauen,+1971 Berlin). Divorced in 1929.
Married secondly in 1929 at Dessau Editha Marwitz (*1905 Düsseldorf,+1986 Garmisch-Partenkirchen).
Deposed in 1918.
Died in 1947 at Buchenwald concentration camp and was buried there (no tomb).
REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918
The tomb of Duke LEOPOLD III OF ANHALT-DESSAU in the Church of St Bartholomew in Dessau-Waldersee
The tomb of Duchess LOUISE OF BRANDENBURG-SCHWEDT, consort of Duke Leopold III, in the Church of St Bartholomew in Dessau-Waldersee
The unmarked grave in the cemetery of Dessau-Ziebigk (Germany) where the remains were buried of Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau: FREDERICK I, FREDERICK II, EDWARD and their consorts, Duchesses ANTOINETTE OF SAXE-ALTENBURG and MARIE OF BADEN.
Ducal standard of Anhalt, 19th c. to 1918
Select Bibliography
Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905
Map of burial places of Anhalt sovereigns in Germany and abroad