Count of Anhalt
Duke of Saxony
Counts and Princes of Anhalt
- Bernhard (c. 1134 – 1212) Count of Anhalt and Ballenstedt, and Lord of Bernburg. Duke of Saxony from 1180 (as Bernhard III or Bernhard I), younger son of Albert the Bear.
- Henry I (c. 1170 – 1252) Count of Anhalt, eldest son of Bernhard (c. 1134 – 1212).
Princes of Anhalt-Aschersleben
1252–1315
To Anhalt-Bernburg
Princes of Anhalt-Aschersleben
- Henry II (1215 – 1266) Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben, eldest son of Henry I (c. 1170 – 1252)
- Otto I (d. 1304) Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben jointly with his brother Henry III.
- Henry III (d. 1307) Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben jointly with his brother Otto I.
- Otto II (d.1315) Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben. Last of his line.
Princes of Anhalt-Bernburg (First creation)
1252–1468
To Anhalt-Dessau
Princes of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Bernhard I (ca. 1218–1287) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, second son of Henry I (c. 1170 – 1252)
- John I (d. 1291) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg jointly with his brother Bernhard II
- Bernhard II (ca. 1260 – 1323) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg jointly with his brother John I
- Bernhard III (d. 1348) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Bernhard IV (d. 1354) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Henry IV (d. 1374) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Otto III (d. 1404) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Otto IV (d. 1415) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg jointly with his cousin Bernard V
- Bernhard V (d. 1420) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg jointly with his cousin Otto IV
- Bernhard VI (d. 1468) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Last of his line.
Princes of Anhalt-Zerbst (First creation)
1252-1396
Partitioned into Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen
- Siegfried I (c. 1230 – 1298) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, third son of Henry I (c. 1170 – 1252)
- Albert I (d. 1316) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- Albert II (d. 1362) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with his brother Waldemar I
- Waldemar I (d. 1368) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with his brother Albert II
- John II (d. 1382) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with Waldemar I and Waldemar II
- Waldemar II (d. 1371) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with John II
- Waldemar III (d. 1391) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with Sigismund I and Albert IV
- Sigismund I (d. 1405) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with Waldemar III and Albert IV, then Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1396
- Albert IV (d. 1423) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with Waldemar III and Sigismund I, then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.
Princes of Anhalt-Dessau (First creation)
1396-1561
Divided by Anhalt-Zerbst, Anhalt-Plötzkau and Anhalt-Dessau
- Sigismund I (d. 1405) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with Waldemar III and Albert IV, then Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1396
- George I (c. 1390 – 1474) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau jointly with Waldemar IV 1405–1417, Sigismund II 1405–1452 and Albert VI 1405–1469, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg from 1468.
Princes of Anhalt from 1483
- Ernest I (d. 1516) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau jointly with George II 1474–1509, Sigismund III 1474–1487 and Rudolph IV 1474–1510.
Princes of Anhalt from 1540
- Joachim I (1509 –1561) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau jointly with John V 1516–1544 and George III 1516–1544.
Princes of Anhalt-Köthen (First creation)
1396–1562
To Anhalt-Zerbst
- Albert IV (d. 1423) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Waldemar III and Sigismund I, then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.
- Adolph I (d. 1473) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Waldemar V until 1436 and with Waldemar VI from 1471.
- Waldemar V (d. 1436) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Adolph I
- Waldemar VI (1450 – 1508) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Adolph I until 1473, with Philip until 1500, with Magnus until 1508, with Adolph II until 1508
- Albert VI (d. 1475) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Waldemar VI
- Philip (1468 –1500) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Magnus, Adolph II and Waldemar VI
- Magnus (1455 – 1524) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Philip until 1500, Adolph II and Waldemar VI
- Adolph II (1458 – 1526) Prince-Bishop of Merseburg, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen jointly with Philip until 1500, Magnus and Waldemar VI
Princes of Anhalt from 1540
- Wolfgang (1492 – 1566) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen until 1562
Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau (First creation)
1544-1553
Princes of Anhalt from 1540
- George III (1507 – 1553) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau with John V and Joachim I then Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau
Princes of Anhalt-Zerbst (Second creation)
1544–1570
Princes of Anhalt
1570-1603
Principality of Anhalt partitioned into Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Plötzkau, Anhalt-Zerbst and Anhalt-Köthen
Princes of Anhalt from 1540
- John V (1504 – 1551) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau with George III and Joachim I 1516–1544 then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
- Karl I (1534 – 1561) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst with Joachim Ernest and Bernhard VI.
- Bernhard VII (1540 – 1570) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst with Karl I (until 1561) and Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with Karl I (until 1561) and Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau with Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen with Joachim Ernest.
Joachim Ernest (1536 – 1586) Prince of Anhalt
- Joachim Ernest (1536 – 1586) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst with Karl I (until 1561) and Bernhard VII, Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with Karl I (until 1561) and Bernhard VII, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau with Bernhard VII, then in 1570 Prince of Anhalt as sole ruler. Married Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen (1540 – 1569) firstly daughter of Wolfgang I, Count of Barby-Mühlingen and secondly Eleonore of Württemberg (1552 – 1618) daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.
- Rudolph (1576 – 1621) Prince of Anhalt with John George I, Christian I, Bernhard (until 1596), Augustus, John Ernest (until 1601) and Louis 1586–1603 then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
- John VI (1621 – 1667) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Princes of Anhalt-Dessau (Second creation)
1603–1807
Partitioned from Anhalt
Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau
1807–1863
Dukes of Anhalt
1863-1918
Merger of Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg and Anhalt-Köthen
John George I (1567 – 1618) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- John George I (1567 – 1618) Prince of Anhalt with Christian I, Bernhard (until 1596), Augustus, Rudolph, John Ernest (until 1601) and Louis. Prince of Anhalt-Dessau from 1603. Married firstly Dorothea of Mansfeld-Arnstein (1561 –1594) daughter of John Albert VI, Count of Mansfeld-Arnstein and secondly Dorothea of Palatine-Simmern (1581 – 1631) daughter of John Casimir, Count Palatine-Simmern.
John Casimir (1596 – 1660) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- John Casimir (1596 – 1660) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Married firstly Agnes of Hesse-Kassel (1606 –1650) daughter of Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and secondly Sophie Margarete of Anhalt-Bernburg (1615 –1673), daughter of Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
John George II (1627 – 1693) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- John George II (1627 – 1693) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Married Henriette Katharina (1637 – 1708) daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange.
Leopold I "the Old Dessauer" (1676 – 1747) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold I "the Old Dessauer" (1676 – 1747) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married morganatically Anna Louise Föhse (1677 – 1745) created an Imperial Princess in 1701 and it was declared that their children would be considered princes and princesses of Anhalt, daughter of Rudolf Föhse.
Leopold II Maximilian (1700 – 1751) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold II Maximilian (1700 – 1751) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen (1722 – 1751) daughter of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.
Leopold III Frederick Franz (1740 – 1817) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold III Frederick Franz (1740 – 1817) Prince of Anhalt-Dessau then Duke of Anhalt-Dessau from 1807. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Louise Henriette Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1750 – 1811) daughter of Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Leopold IV Frederick (1794 – 1871) Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
- Leopold IV Frederick (1794 – 1871) Duke of Anhalt-Dessau 1817-1853, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen 1847-1853, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau-Köthen 1853-1863, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg 1863, Duke of Anhalt from 1863. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry with Duke of Anhalt-Köthen and Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1837. Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Married Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia (1796 – 1850) daughter of Prince Frederick Louis Charles of Prussia.
Frederick I (1831 – 1904) Duke of Anhalt
- Frederick I (1831 – 1904) Duke of Anhalt. Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry. Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838 – 1908) daughter of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg.
Frederick II (1856 – 1918) Duke of Anhalt
- Frederick II (1856 – 1918) Duke of Anhalt. Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Marie of Baden (1865 – 1939) daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Baden.
Eduard Georg Wilhelm (1861 – 1918) Duke of Anhalt
- Eduard Georg Wilhelm (1861 – 1918) Duke of Anhalt. Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry. Knight of the House Order of the Wendish Crown. Married Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873 – 1953) daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg.
- Joachim Ernst (1901 – 1947) Duke of Anhalt until 1918. Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry.
Princes of Anhalt-Bernburg (Second creation)
1603–1807
Dukes of Anhalt-Bernburg
1803–1863
Merged with Anhalt-Dessau
Christian I (1568 – 1630) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Christian I (1568 – 1630) Prince of Anhalt with John George I, Bernhard (until 1596), Augustus, Rudolph, John Ernest (until 1601) and Louis 1586–1603. Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg from 1603. Married Anna of Bentheim (1579 – 1624) daughter of Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg.
Christian II (1599 – 1656) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Christian II (1599 – 1656) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Married Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein (1603 – 1675) daughter of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.
Victor Amadeus (1634 – 1718) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Victor Amadeus (1634 – 1718) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Married Elisabeth of Zweibrücken (1642 – 1677) daughter of Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken.
Karl Frederick (1668 – 1721) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Karl Frederick (1668 – 1721) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Married firstly Sophie Albertine of Solms (1672 – 1708) daughter of George Frederick, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde and secondly morganatically Wilhelmine Charlotte Nüssler (1683 – 1740) created Countess of Ballenstedt.
Victor Frederick (1700 – 1765) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Victor Frederick (1700 – 1765) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married firstly Louise of Anhalt-Dessau (1709 – 1732) daughter of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and secondly Sophie Albertine Fredericka of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1712 – 1750) daughter of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Frederick Albert (1735 – 1796) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Frederick Albert (1735 – 1796) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Married Louise Albertine (1748 - 1769) daughter of Frederick Carl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.
Alexius Frederick Christian (1767 – 1834) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Alexius Frederick Christian (1767 – 1834) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg 1796 – 1807, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg 1807 – 1834 and Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 1812 – 1834. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Married firstly Maria Fredericka (1768 – 1839) divorced in 1817, daughter of William I, Elector of Hesse, secondly morganatically Dorothea Fredericka of Sonnenberg (1781 – 1818) created Baroness of Hoym and thirdly morganatically Ernestine Charlotte of Sonnenberg (1789 - 1845), sister of his second wife also created Baroness of Hoym
Alexander Charles (1805 – 1863) Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
- Alexander Charles (1805 – 1863) Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear Henry with Duke of Anhalt-Köthen and Leopold IV Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau in 1837. Married Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811 – 1902) daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Princes of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
1718–1727
Partitioned from Anhalt-Bernburg
Princes of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
1727–1812
Anhalt-Bernburg-Hoym merged with Anhalt-Bernburg
Holzappel and Schaumburg to Austria
Lebrecht (1669 – 1727) Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
- Lebrecht (1669 – 1727) Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym. Married firstly Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg (1673 - 1700) daughter of Countess Elisabeth Charlotte Melander, Countess of Holzappel and Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg and secondly morganatically Baroness Eberhardine Jacobine Wilhelmine of Weede (1685 - 1724) daughter of Baron Johann Georg von Weede and thirdly morganatically Sophie Sibylla of Ingersleben (1684 - 1726) daughter of Just Adam of Ingersleben.
Victor I (1693 – 1772) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
- Victor I (1693 – 1772) Count of Holzappel from 1701, later Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. Married firstly Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1680 - 1739) daughter of William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein and secondly morganatically but recognised by as equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt, Hedwig Sophie (1717 - 1795) daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck.
Charles Louis (1723 – 1806) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
- Charles Louis (1723 – 1806) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. Married firstly morganatically Benjamine Gertrude Keiser (1729 - 1787) marriage declared null and void in 1757 and secondly Amalie Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels (1734 - 1811) daughter of Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels.
Victor II Karl Frederick (1767 – 1812) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Archduke Joseph of Austria (1776-1847)
- Victor II Karl Frederick (1767 – 1812) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. Married Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (1776 - 1841) daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg. His daughter Hermine (1797 - 1817) married Archduke Joseph of Austria, Palatine of Hungary (1776 – 1847). She inherited the Counties of Holzappel and Schaumburg.
- Frederick (1741 – 1812) Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.
Princes of Anhalt-Harzgerode
1635–1709
Partitioned from Anhalt-Bernburg
Merged with Anhalt-Bernburg
Frederick (1613 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
- Frederick (1613 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode. Married firstly Johanna Elisabeth (1619 - 1647) daughter of John Louis, Prince of Nassau-Hadamar and secondly Anna Katharina of Lippe-Detmold (1612 - 1659) daughter of Simon VII, Count of Lippe-Detmold
William Louis (1643 – 1709) Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
- William Louis (1643 – 1709) Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode. Married Elisabeth Albertine of Solms-Laubach (1631 –1693) daughter of Albert Otto II, Count of Solms-Laubach.
Princes of Anhalt-Plötzkau (Second creation)
1603-1665
Partitioned from Anhalt
Merged with Anhalt-Bernburg
Augustus (1575 – 1653) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau
- Augustus (1575 – 1653) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau. Married Sibylle of Solms-Laubach (1590 - 1659) daughter of John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach.
- Ernest Gottlieb (1620 – 1654) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with his brothers Lebrecht and Emmanuel.
Lebrecht (1622 – 1669) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau
- Lebrecht (1622 – 1669) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with his brothers Ernest Gottlieb 1653–1654 and Emmanuel 1653–1665 then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen with Emmanuel 1665–1669. Married Sophie Ursula Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1628 - 1675) daughter of Henry Volrad, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Emmanuel (1631 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau
- Emmanuel (1631 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with Ernest Gottlieb 1653–1654 and Lebrecht 1653–1665 then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen with Lebrecht l 1665–1669. Married Anna Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1651 - 1690) daughter of Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Princes of Anhalt-Köthen
1603–1806
Partitioned from Anhalt
Dukes of Anhalt-Köthen
1806–1847
Merged with Anhalt-Dessau
Louis I (1579 – 1650) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Louis I (1579 – 1650) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Married firstly Amöena Amalie of Bentheim (1586 - 1625) daughter of Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg and secondly Sophie of Lippe (1599 - 1654) daughter of Simon VI, Count of Lippe.
William Louis (1638 – 1665) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- William Louis (1638 – 1665) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Married Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1647 - 1723) daughter of his cousin Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
Lebrecht (1622 – 1669) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Lebrecht (1622 – 1669) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with his brothers Ernest Gottlieb 1653–1654 and Emmanuel 1653–1665 then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen with Emmanuel 1665–1669. Married Sophie Ursula Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1628 - 1675) daughter of Henry Volrad, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
Emmanuel (1631 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Emmanuel (1631 – 1670) Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau with Ernest Gottlieb 1653–1654 and Lebrecht 1653–1665 then Prince of Anhalt-Köthen with Lebrecht l 1665–1669. Married Anna Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1651 - 1690) daughter of Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
- Emmanuel Lebrecht (1671 – 1704) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Married morganatically Gisela Agnes of Rath (1669 – 1740) created Imperial Countess of Nienburg, daughter of Balthasar William of Rath, Baron of Kleinwülknitz. The marriage was recognised as dynastically valid in 1699.
Leopold (1694 – 1728) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Leopold (1694 – 1728) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Married firstly Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg (1702 - 1723) daughter of Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg and secondly Charlotte Frederike of Nassau-Siegen (1702 - 1785) daughter of Frederick William Adolf, Prince of Nassau-Siegen.
Augustus Louis (1697 – 1755) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Augustus Louis (1697 – 1755) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married firstly morganatically Agnes Wilhelmine von Wuthenau (1700–1725) created Countess of Warmsdorf, daughter of Ludwig Christian von Wuthenau, auf Plötzkau, secondly Christine Johanna Emilie (1708 - 1732) daughter of Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz-Pless and thirdly Anna Fredericka (1711 - 1750) also a daughter of Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz-Pless.
Karl George Lebrecht (1730 – 1789) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Karl George Lebrecht (1730 – 1789) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1749 - 1812) daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Augustus Christian Frederick (1769 – 1812) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
- Augustus Christian Frederick (1769 – 1812) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Duke of Anhalt-Köthen from 1806. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Married Fredericka of Nassau-Usingen (1777 - 1821) daughter of Frederick Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Usingen and later Duke of Nassau.
- Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil (1802 – 1818) Duke of Anhalt-Köthen.
Frederick Ferdinand (1769 – 1830) Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
- Frederick Ferdinand (1769 – 1830) Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ. Knight of the Order of Saint Anna. Married firstly Maria Dorothea Henriette Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1783– 1803) daughter of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and secondly Countess Julie of Brandenburg (1793– 1848), illegitimate daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia.
Henry (1778 – 1847) Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
- Henry (1778 – 1847) Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear with Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, and Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1837. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Married Auguste Fredericka Espérance Reuss of Köstritz (1794 – 1855) daughter of Henry XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
Princes of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless
1765—1847
Merged with Anhalt-Dessau
Frederick Erdmann (1731 – 1797) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless
- Frederick Erdmann (1731 – 1797) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless. Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Married Louise Ferdinande of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1744 – 1784) daughter of Henry Ernest of Stolberg-Wernigerode.
- Frederick Ferdinand (1769 – 1830) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless later Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Knight of the Supreme Order of Christ. Knight of the Order of Saint Anna. Married firstly Maria Dorothea Henriette Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1783– 1803) daughter of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and secondly Countess Julie of Brandenburg (1793– 1848), illegitimate daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia. See above
- Henry of Anhalt-Köthen (1778 – 1847) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless later Duke of Anhalt-Köthen. Founder and Grandmaster of The House Order of Albert the Bear with Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, and Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1837. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Married Auguste Fredericka Espérance Reuss of Köstritz (1794 – 1855) daughter of Henry XLIV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz. See above
Louis (1783 – 1841) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless
- Louis (1783 – 1841) Prince of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless. Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown.
Hans Henry X, Count of Hochberg-Fürstenstein, 1st Prince of Pless
The principality of Pless, because it was ruled by a Semi-Salic Law, passed to his nephew Hans Henry X, Count of Hochberg-Fürstenstein, 1st Prince of Pless, son of his sister Anna Emilie in 1847.
Princes of Anhalt-Zerbst (Third creation)
1603-1796
Partitioned from Anhalt
Principality partitioned between Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Köthen and Anhalt-Dessau
Rudolph (1576 – 1621) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- Rudolph (1576 – 1621) Prince of Anhalt with John George I, Christian I, Bernhard (until 1596), Augustus, John Ernest (until 1601) and Louis 1586–1603 then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Married firstly Dorothea Hedwig (1587 – 1609) daughter of Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and secondly Magdalene (1585 – 1657) heiress of Jever and daughter of John VII, Count of Oldenburg.
John VI (1621 – 1667) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- John VI (1621 – 1667) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Married Sophie Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. (1630 –1680) daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.
Charles William (1652 – 1718) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- Charles William (1652 – 1718) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Married Sophie of Saxe-Weissenfels (1654 – 1724) daughter of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.
John Augustus (1677 – 1742) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- John Augustus (1677 – 1742) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Knight of the Order of the Elephant. Married Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1675 – 1709) daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
- John Louis II (1688 – 1746) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg with John Augustus 1704–1709, Christian Augustus and Christian Louis 1704–1710, John Frederick 1704–1742, , then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742–1746 with Christian August. Knight of the Order of the Elephant.
Christian August (1690 – 1747) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg
- Christian August (1690 – 1747) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg with John Augustus 1704–1709, Christian Louis 1704–1710, John Frederick 1704–1742, John Louis II 1704–1746, then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742–1746 with John Louis II. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Knight of the Ordre de la Générosité. Father of Sophie Auguste Fredericka (1729 – 1796) later Catherine II the Great, Empress of Russia. Married Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712 – 1760) daughter of Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin.
Frederick Augustus (1734 – 1793) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
- Frederick Augustus (1734 – 1793) Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Knight of the Order of St. Andrew. Married firstly Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1732 – 1759) daughter of Prince Maximilian of Hesse-Kassel and secondly Fredericka Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg (1744 – 1827) daughter of Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
- Sophie Auguste Fredericke (1729 – 1796) (Empress Catherine II of Russia) Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst 1793–1796 only in Jever. Married Peter III (1728 – 1762) Emperor of Russia and Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
Princes of Anhalt-Dornburg
1667–1742
Partitioned from Anhalt-Zerbst
Merged with Anhalt-Zerbst 1742
John Louis I (1656 – 1704) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg
- John Louis I (1656 – 1704) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg. Married morganatically Christine Eleonore of Zeutsch (1666 – 1699) daughter of Georg Vollrath von Zeutsch. In 1698 he secured an Imperial Decree making the children of his marriage princes and princesses of Anhalt.
- John Louis II (1688 – 1746) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg with John Augustus 1704–1709, Christian Augustus and Christian Louis 1704–1710, John Frederick 1704–1742, , then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742–1746 with Christian August. Knight of the Order of the Elephant. See above
- Christian August (1690 – 1747) Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg with John Augustus 1704–1709, Christian Louis 1704–1710, John Frederick 1704–1742, John Louis II 1704–1746, then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 1742–1746 with John Louis II. Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle. Father of Sophie Auguste Fredericka (1729 – 1796) later Catherine II the Great, Empress of Russia. Married Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712 – 1760) daughter of Prince Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin. See above
Prince of Anhalt-Mühlingen
1667–1714
Partitioned from Anhalt-Zerbst
Merged with Anhalt-Zerbst 1714
Anthony Günther (1653 – 1714) Prince of Anhalt-Mühlingen
- Anthony Günther (1653 – 1714) Prince of Anhalt-Mühlingen. Married morganatically Auguste Antonie Marschall von Bieberstein (1659 – 1736) created Frau von Günthersfeld, daughter of Georg Jobst Marschall von Bieberstein.
