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German princess
Anna Friederike
Princess consort of Anhalt-Köthen
Reign21 November 1732 – 31 March 1750
Born30 May 1711
Żary, Electorate of Saxony
Holy Roman Empire
Died31 March 1750(1750-03-31) (aged 38)
Köthen, Anhalt-Köthen
Holy Roman Empire
SpouseAugustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
IssuePrincess Charlotte Sophie
Princess Marie Magdalene Benedikte
HousePromnitz (by birth)
Ascania (by marriage)
FatherErdmann II, Count of Promnitz
MotherAnna Maria of Saxe-Weissenfels

Anna Friederike, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (née Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless; 30 May 1711 – 31 March 1750) was the third wife and consort of Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.

Biography

Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless was born in Żary on 30 May 1711 to Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz and Princess Anna Maria of Saxe-Weissenfels. Her mother was a daughter of Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg.

On 21 November 1732 she married Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen in Żary, becoming the princess consort of Anhalt-Köthen. Her husband was previously married to her elder sister, Emilie of Promnitz-Pless, who had died earlier that year. They had two children:

  • Princess Charlotte Sophie (25 August 1733 - 6 September 1770)
  • Princess Marie Magdalene Benedikte (22 March 1735 - 7 November 1783)

Anna Friederike died on 31 March 1750 in Köthen.

References

  1. "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: KingsnKastles®, the Aristocrat's Genealogy". worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
  2. "Ascania 9". genealogy.euweb.cz.
  3. "Morganatic and Unequal Marriages in German Law". www.heraldica.org.
  4. "I233776: August Ludwig Fuerst v.Anhalt-Köthen". archive.is. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012.
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