| Eduard | |||||
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 Eduard, Duke of Anhalt | |||||
| Duke of Anhalt | |||||
| Reign | 21 April 1918 – 13 September 1918 | ||||
| Predecessor | Friedrich II | ||||
| Successor | Joachim Ernst | ||||
| Born | (1861-04-18)18 April 1861 Dessau,Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
| Died | 13 September 1918(1918-09-13) (aged 57) Berchtesgaden,Bavaria | ||||
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| 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 theHouse of Ascania and the penultimate ruler of theDuchy of Anhalt from April to September 1918.[1]
Prince Eduard was born atDessau, the capital of the Duchy of Anhalt, in 1861 as the third son ofDuke Friedrich I of Anhalt (1831–1904) and his wifePrincess 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 becameheir presumptive and Hereditary Prince following the death of their father, Duke Friedrich I, in 1904.
Eduard succeeded his brotherDuke 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 sonPrince Joachim Ernst under theregency of Eduard's younger brother,Prince Aribert.
Duke Eduard marriedPrincess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873–1953) inAltenburg on 6 February 1895. She was a daughter ofPrince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wifePrincess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. They had six children before divorcing in 1918.
Eduard, Duke of Anhalt Born: 18 April 1861 Died: 13 September 1918 | ||
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