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Anna Friederike, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (née Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless; 30 May 1711 – 31 March 1750) was the third wife and consort of Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.
| Anna Friederike | |
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| Princess consort of Anhalt-Köthen | |
| Reign | 21 November 1732 – 31 March 1750 |
| Born | 30 May 1711 Żary, Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 31 March 1750 (aged 38) Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen Holy Roman Empire |
| Spouse | Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen |
| Issue | Princess Charlotte Sophie Princess Marie Magdalene Benedikte |
| House | Promnitz (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) |
| Father | Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz |
| Mother | Anna Maria of Saxe-Weissenfels |
Biography
editCountess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless was born in Żary on 30 May 1711 to Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz and Princess Anna Maria of Saxe-Weissenfels.[1] Her mother was a daughter of Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg.
On 21 November 1732 she married Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen in Żary, becoming the princess consort of Anhalt-Köthen.[2] Her husband was previously married to her elder sister, Emilie of Promnitz-Pless, who had died earlier that year.[3] They had two children:[4]
- Princess Charlotte Sophie (25 August 1733 - 6 September 1770)
- Princess Marie Magdalene Benedikte (22 March 1735 - 7 November 1783)
Anna Friederike died on 31 March 1750 in Köthen.
References
edit- ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: KingsnKastles®, the Aristocrat's Genealogy". worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
- ^ "Ascania 9". genealogy.euweb.cz.
- ^ "Morganatic and Unequal Marriages in German Law". www.heraldica.org.
- ^ "I233776: August Ludwig Fuerst v.Anhalt-Köthen". archive.is. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.