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Anhalt-Zerbst was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Ascania, with its residence at Zerbst in present-day Saxony-Anhalt. It emerged as a subdivision of the Principality of Anhalt from 1252 until 1396, when it was divided into the principalities of Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen.
- Principality
- Upper Saxon
Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar. Born in Zerbst , she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp .
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (13 October 1679 – 11 October 1740) was, by birth, a Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst and, by marriage, a Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. She was the maternal grandmother of George III of the United Kingdom .
- How Did Catherine The Great Come to Power?
- What Did Catherine Accomplish? and What Did She Fail to Achieve?
- Is There Any Truth to The Myths Surrounding Catherine?
To put it bluntly, Catherine was a usurper. Aided by her lover Grigory Orlov and his powerful family, she staged a coup just six months after her husband took the throne. The bloodless shift in power was so easily accomplished that Frederick the Great of Prussia later observed, “[Peter] allowed himself to be dethroned like a child being sent to bed...
Contrary to Catherine’s dire prediction, Peter’s death, while casting a pall over her rule, did not completely overshadow her legacy. “Amazingly,” writes Montefiore, “the regicidal, uxoricidal German usurper recovered her reputation not just as Russian tsar and successful imperialist but also as an enlightened despot, the darling of the philosophes...
To the general public, Catherine is perhaps best known for conducting a string of salacious love affairs. But while the empress did have her fair share of lovers—12 to be exact—she was not the sexual deviant of popular lore. Writing in The Romanovs, Montefiore characterizes Catherine as “an obsessional serial monogamist who adored sharing card game...
- Meilan Solly
Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst . Name variations: Magdalene von Oldenburg. Born on October 6, 1585; died on April 14, 1657; daughter of John XVI (b. 1540), count of Oldenburg, and Elizabeth von Schwarzburg (b. 1541); married Rudolf, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, on August 31, 1612; children: John (b. 1621), prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Magdalena Augusta, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst and Duchess of Saxe-Gotha (1679-1740) c. 1720-40. Oil on canvas | 75.9 x 63.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406076. ©. Description. Magdalena Augusta was the daughter of Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.
Princess Johanna Elizabeth was the daughter of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp; she was brought up at Wolfenbüttel Castle by her godfather, the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1727, aged fifteen, she married Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747).
