Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

Names
	Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann Erbprinz von Anhalt

Friedrich
Friedrich
Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Head of the House of Ascania
Period	18 February 1947 - 9 October 1963
Predecessor	Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (as Duke of Anhalt)
Successor	Eduard Prinz von Anhalt
Born	11 April 1938; Ballenstedt, Free State of Anhalt
Died	9 October 1963 (aged 25); Munich
Names
Names
	Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann Erbprinz von Anhalt
House	Ascania
Father	Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Mother	Editha Marwitz von Stephani

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).^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[1]^[2]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

16. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt

8. Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt

17. Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

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

^ 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.
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. p. 3.

External links

House of Anhalt-Askanien

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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[1] 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.

[2] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. p. 3.

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