Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
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Frederick I (29 April 1831 - 24 January 1904) was a Duke of Anhalt.
He was born in Dessau the son of Duke Leopold IV of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Princess Frederica of Prussia the daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia.[1] In 1863 he became heir to the united Duchy of Anhalt following the death of the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. He succeeded his father as Duke of Anhalt on 22 May 1871.
On 23 January 1904 he suffered an apoplectic stroke and died the next day at Ballenstedt castle. As his eldest son Leopold had predeceased him he was succeeded as Duke by his second son who became Frederick II.[2]
[edit] Family
He was married on 22 April 1854 at Altenburg to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg and they had six children.[1]
- Hereditary Prince Leopold of Anhalt (1855-1886) married Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel
- Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt (1856-1918) married Princess Marie of Baden
- Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857-1933) married Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861-1918) married Princess Luise of Saxe-Altenburg
- Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866-1933) married Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
- Princess Alexandra of Anhalt (1868-1958) married Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg
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Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Born: 29 April 1831 Died: 24 January 1904 |
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| Preceded by Leopold IV |
Duke of Anhalt 1871-1904 |
Succeeded by Frederick II |
