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Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | |||||
Head of the House of Ascania | |||||
Period | 18 February 1947 - 9 October 1963 | ||||
Predecessor | Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (as Duke of Anhalt) | ||||
Successor | Eduard Prinz von Anhalt | ||||
Born | Ballenstedt, Free State of Anhalt | 11 April 1938||||
Died | 9 October 1963 Munich | (aged 25)||||
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House | Ascania | ||||
Father | Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
Mother | Editha Marwitz von Stephani |
Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (11 April 1938 – 9 October 1963) was the head of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918.
He was born at Ballenstedt Castle, a castle belonging to the ducal family of Anhalt, as the eldest son of Duke Joachim Ernst of Anhalt and his second wife, Editha Marwitz (von Stephani, by adoption).[ citation needed]
Prince Friedrich succeeded his father as head of the Ducal House of Anhalt and titular Duke of Anhalt following his death in NKVD special camp number 2 (formerly Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union on 18 February 1947.[ citation needed] The succession of Prince Friedrich was disputed by his uncle, Prince Eugen, who also claimed the headship of the house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst. [1] [2]
Prince Friedrich died on 9 October 1963 in Munich, after being involved in a car crash. Following his death, he was succeeded as head of the ducal house by his younger brother, Prince Eduard.[ citation needed]
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Friedrich | |||||
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Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | |||||
Head of the House of Ascania | |||||
Period | 18 February 1947 - 9 October 1963 | ||||
Predecessor | Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (as Duke of Anhalt) | ||||
Successor | Eduard Prinz von Anhalt | ||||
Born | Ballenstedt, Free State of Anhalt | 11 April 1938||||
Died | 9 October 1963 Munich | (aged 25)||||
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House | Ascania | ||||
Father | Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
Mother | Editha Marwitz von Stephani |
Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (11 April 1938 – 9 October 1963) was the head of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918.
He was born at Ballenstedt Castle, a castle belonging to the ducal family of Anhalt, as the eldest son of Duke Joachim Ernst of Anhalt and his second wife, Editha Marwitz (von Stephani, by adoption).[ citation needed]
Prince Friedrich succeeded his father as head of the Ducal House of Anhalt and titular Duke of Anhalt following his death in NKVD special camp number 2 (formerly Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union on 18 February 1947.[ citation needed] The succession of Prince Friedrich was disputed by his uncle, Prince Eugen, who also claimed the headship of the house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst. [1] [2]
Prince Friedrich died on 9 October 1963 in Munich, after being involved in a car crash. Following his death, he was succeeded as head of the ducal house by his younger brother, Prince Eduard.[ citation needed]
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