Anhalt-Plötzkau was a principality located in Germany. It existed on two occasions. It was first established in 1544 following the partition of Anhalt-Dessau, but the principality ceased to exist following the death of Prince George III in 1553, at which point it was inherited by the prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.[citation needed]
It was reestablished in 1603 with the partition of the unified principality of Anhalt;[1] this time, in order to create a bigger principality, parts of Anhalt-Bernburg were extracted.[citation needed] This second incarnation lasted until 1665, at which point Prince Lebrecht succeeded as Prince of Anhalt-Köthen and Plötzkau returned to the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.[2]
Princes of Anhalt-Plötzkau (1544-1553)
- George III 1544–1553[3]
To Anhalt-Zerbst 1553.
Princes of Anhalt-Plötzkau (1603-1665)
- Augustus 1603–1653
- Ernest Gottlieb 1653–1654
- Lebrecht 1653–1665 (co-regent)
- Emmanuel 1653–1665 (co-regent)
United with Anhalt-Bernburg 1665.
References
- ^ Engel, Arthur; Serrure, Raymond (1897). Traite de Numismatique Modern et contemporaine. Vol. 1. Paris: Ernest Leroux. p. 303.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 45.
- ^ Kloth, Karen; Trondle-Weinritt, Isolde; et al., eds. (2000). Handbuch Der Historischen Buchbestände In Deutschland. Olms-Weidmann. p. 35. ISBN 3487107791.
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