Eduard, Duke of Anhalt

Eduard
Duke of Anhalt

Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
Duke of Anhalt
Reign 21 April 1918 – 13 September 1918
Predecessor Friedrich II
Successor Joachim Ernst
Born (1861-04-18)April 18, 1861
Dessau, Anhalt
Died September 13, 1918(1918-09-13) (aged 57)
Berchtesgaden, Bavaria
Spouse Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Issue Princess Friederike
Prince Leopold
Princess Marie-Auguste
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Prince Eugen
Prince Wolfgang
Full name
Eduard Georg Wilhelm
House House of Ascania
Father Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt
Mother Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg

Eduard Georg Wilhelm, Duke of Anhalt (German: Herzog Eduard Georg Wilhelm von Anhalt) (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.

Early life

Eduard was born at Dessau, the capital of the Duchy, in 1861 as the third son of Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt (1831–1904) and his wife Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838–1908). As Eduard's eldest brother, Leopold, died without male offspring in 1886, and the next brother, Frederick, had no issue, Eduard became heir apparent 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 April 21, 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.

Marriage and children

Duke Eduard married Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873–1953) in Altenburg on 6 February 1895. She was a daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. They had six children before divorcing in 1918.

Ancestry

References

Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
Born: 18 April 1861 Died: 13 September 1918
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt
Duke of Anhalt
1918
Succeeded by
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt


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