Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Reign[]
| Duke of Anhalt |
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| September 13, 1918 - November 12, 1918 (1 month) (17) |
| Preceded by Eduard, Duke of Anhalt |
| Monarchy abolished on November 12, 1918 |
Life Data[]
| Full Name | Joachim Ernst Wilhelm Karl Albrecht Leopold Friedrich Moritz Erdmann |
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| House | Ascania |
| Birth | January 11, 1901
Ballenstedt, Germany |
| Death | February 18, 1947 (46 years)
Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Weimar, Germany |
Parents[]
| Birth | April 18, 1861 |
|---|---|
| Father | Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt (1831-1904) |
| Mother | Antoinette, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg (1838-1908) |
| Death | September 13, 1918 (57 years) |
| Birth | August 11, 1873 |
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| Father | Moritz, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1829-1907) |
| Mother | Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1843-1919) |
| Death | April 14, 1953 (79 years) |
Siblings[]
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Friederike, Princess of Anhalt
(1896-96) (10 months) |
N/A | N/A |
| 2. | Leopold, Prince of Anhalt
(1897-98) (1 year) |
N/A | N/A |
| 3. | Marie-Auguste, Princess of Anhalt
(1898-1983) (85 years) |
Joachim, Prince of Prussia (1890-1920, m.1916 d.1920)
Johannes-Michael, Baron von Loën (1902-78, m.1926 d.1935) |
1 son |
| 4. | Eugen, Prince of Anhalt
(1903-80) (77 years) |
Anastasia Jungmeier
(1901-70, m.1935) |
1 daughter |
| 5. | Wolfgang, Prince of Anhalt
(1912-36) (24 years) |
N/A | N/A |
Paternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | April 29, 1831 |
|---|---|
| Father | Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (1794-1871) |
| Mother | Frederica, Princess of Prussia (1796-1850) |
| Death | January 24, 1904 (72 years) |
| Birth | April 17, 1838 |
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| Father | Eduard, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg (1804-52) |
| Mother | Amalie, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1815-41) |
| Death | October 13, 1908 (70 years) |
Maternal Grandparents[]
| Birth | October 24, 1829 |
|---|---|
| Father | Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796-1853) |
| Mother | Marie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-62) |
| Death | May 13, 1907 (77 years) |
| Birth | August 6, 1843 |
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| Father | Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1800-82) |
| Mother | Marie Frederica, Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1804-88) |
| Death | November 11, 1919 (76 years) |
First Wife: Elisabeth Strickrodt[]
| Birth | September 3, 1903 |
|---|---|
| Father | Ferdinand Strickrodt (1875-1929) |
| Mother | Ottilie Wettstein (1879-1925) |
| Death | January 5, 1971 (67 years) |
| March 3, 1927 - 1929 (1-2 years, divorced) |
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Second Wife: Editha Marwitz von Stephani[]
| Birth | August 20, 1905 |
|---|---|
| Father | Wilhelm Horn (1873-1937) |
| Mother | Irmgard Marwitz (1883-1944) |
| Death | February 22, 1986 (80 years) |
| October 15, 1929 - February 18, 1947 (17 years, died) |
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Child 1: Alexandra, Princess of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Marie Antoinette Elisabeth Alexandra Irmgard Edda Charlotte |
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| Birth | July 14, 1930 |
| Death | March 22, 1993 (62 years) |
| First Husband | Karl-Heinz Guttmann (1911-2005) |
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| First Husband's Parents | Karl Guttmann (1883-1943)
Anna Klinger (1889-1947) |
| First Marriage | May 24, 1957 - April 8, 1968 (10 years, divorced) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joachim Ernst Guttmann
(1963-) (58 years) |
Bettina Pahn
(1973-, m.2006) |
1 son |
| Second Husband | Max Riederer (1916-2000) |
|---|---|
| Second Husband's Parents | Georg Riederer (1884-1950)
Margaretha von Speck (1891-1963) |
| Second Marriage | December 20, 1974 - December 3, 1976 (1 year) |
Child 2: Anna Luise, Princess of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Anna Luise Marie Friederike Elisabeth Alice |
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| Birth | March 26, 1933 |
| Death | November 1, 2003 (70 years) |
| Husband | Thomas Beverly Birch (1927-2016) |
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| Husband's Parents | Thomas Byron Birch (1896-1973)
Anne Langdon (1902-78) |
| Marriage | August 5, 1966 - 1970 (3-4 years, divorced) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Birch
(1967-) (54 years) |
Dagmar Ruffershöfer
(1971-, m.2006) |
2 daughters |
Child 3: Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann |
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| Birth | April 11, 1938 |
| Death | October 9, 1963 (25 years) |
Child 4: Edda, Princess of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Edda Adelheid Antoinette Emma Elisabeth |
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| Birth | January 30, 1940 (81 years) |
| Husband | Albert Darboven (1936-) |
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| Husband's Parents | Albert Hopusch (1909-48)
Johanna Margarethe Wagner (1912-56) |
| Marriage | December 20, 1973 - Present (47 years) |
Child 5: Eduard, Prince of Anhalt[]
| Full Name | Eduard Julius Ernst August |
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| Birth | December 3, 1941 (79 years) |
| Wife | Corinne Krönlein (1961-) |
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| Wife's Parents | Günther Krönlein (1928-2009)
Anneliese Benz (1937-) |
| Marriage | July 21, 1980 - 2014 (33-34 years, divorced) |
| Number | Name | Marriages | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Katharina, Princess of Anhalt
(1980-) (41 years) |
Marc Bernath
(1977-, m.2008) |
1 son |
| 2. | Eilika, Princess of Anhalt
(1985-) (36 years) |
N/A | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| 3. | Felicitas, Princess of Anhalt
(1993-) (28 years) |
N/A | N/A |