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Leopoldo de Anhalt-Köthen (Köthen, 28 de noviembre de 1694-ibidem, 19 de noviembre de 1728) fue un príncipe de Anhalt-Köthen de la Casa de Ascania. Es recordado por haber ofrecido a Johann Sebastian Bach el puesto de Maestro de capilla (o Kapellmeister ) desde diciembre de 1717 hasta abril de 1723.
Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen (29 November 1694 – 19 November 1728) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister between 1717 and 1723.
Leopoldo de Anhalt-Köthen ( Köthen, 28 de noviembre de 1694- ibidem, 19 de noviembre de 1728) fue un príncipe de Anhalt-Köthen de la Casa de Ascania. Es recordado por haber ofrecido a Johann Sebastian Bach el puesto de Maestro de capilla (o Kapellmeister) desde diciembre de 1717 hasta abril de 1723.
Prince Leopold died in 1728 at the age of 33; as he left no sons, his principality fell to his brother Augustus Louis. Upon his death in 1755, Prince Augustus Louis was succeeded by his second-born son Karl George Leberecht.
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. In Köthen Bach had climbed the highest rung of the career ladder. As Kapellmeister of the young music-loving Prince Leopold, he was able to develop musically...
Bach's biography: Prince Leopold's court in Cöthen (1717 - 1723) A friendship with Prince Leopold, the tragic passing of his first wife Maria Barbara, a marriage to his second wife Anna Magdalena - Bach's years in Cöthen were both eventful and challenging.
Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online. The town of cöthen (now köthen), about 60 miles north of Weimar, was from 1603 the seat of the princes of Anhalt-Cöthen, heirs to a territory that had previously formed part of the duchy of Anhalt.
