Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sachsen-Anhalt [ˌzaksn̩ ˈʔanhalt] ; Low German: Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony...
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Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (né Hans Robert Lichtenberg, 18 June 1943) is a German-American businessman best known as the last husband and widower of Zsa...
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The Duchy of Anhalt (German: Herzogtum Anhalt) was a historical German duchy. The duchy was located between the Harz Mountains in the west and the River...
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Catherine the Great (redirect from Catherine Alexeievna of Anhalt)
Catherine II (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress...
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House of Ascania (redirect from House of Anhalt)
German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt. The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria)...
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The Principality of Anhalt (German: Fürstentum Anhalt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, located in Central Germany, in what is today part of the...
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at times partitioned into: Anhalt-Aschersleben Anhalt-Bernburg Anhalt-Dessau Anhalt-Köthen Anhalt-Zerbst Duchy of Anhalt, formed in 1863 after the unification...
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The Lied für Sachsen-Anhalt (Song for Saxony-Anhalt) is a regional anthem of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The use of this anthem was encouraged...
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was created in 1396 when the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen. The first creation lasted until 1562...
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Südliches Anhalt ("Southern Anhalt") is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the...
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Saxony-Anhalt. It emerged as a subdivision from the Principality of Anhalt from 1252 until 1468, when it fell to the Ascanian principality of Anhalt-Dessau...
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Henriëtte Amalia Maria von Anhalt-Dessau (Kleve, 16 August 1666 – Dietz an der Lahn, 18 April 1726) was a Princess consort of Nassau-Dietz. She was the...
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Prince Aribert Joseph Alexander of Anhalt (18 June 1866 – 24 December 1933) was regent of Anhalt from September to November 1918 on behalf of his underage...
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of Anhalt (German: Antoinette Anna Alexandra Marie Luise Agnes Elisabeth Auguste Friederike; 3 March 1885 – 3 April 1963) was a Princess of Anhalt by...
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The history of Saxony-Anhalt began with Old Saxony, which was conquered by Charlemagne in 804 and transformed into the Duchy of Saxony within the Carolingian...
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of Anhalt-Zerbst, and finally merged into the re-united Duchy of Anhalt in 1863. The capital of the state was Dessau in present-day Saxony-Anhalt. The...
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Marcus Prinz von Anhalt (born Marcus Frank Adolf Eberhardt; 20 December 1966), more commonly known as Prinz Markus, is a German businessman, nightclub...
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Köthen (redirect from Koethen (Anhalt))
is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about 30 km (19 mi) north of Halle. Köthen is the location...
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Zsa Zsa Gabor (redirect from Zsa Zsa von Anhalt)
von Anhalt, adopted at least ten adult men who paid them a fee of up to $2 million to legally become descendants of Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt. Prinz...
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Anhalt-Zerbst was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Potsdam-Mittelmark (Brandenburg)...
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Hans Anhalt (25 September 1908 - 13 April 1975) was a member of the Nazi Party who served in the SS. During World War II, he was stationed in Auschwitz...
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of Anhalt (11 January 1901 – 18 February 1947) was the last ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt. He was born in Dessau, the son of Duke Eduard of Anhalt (1861–1918)...
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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...
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State of Anhalt (German: Freistaat Anhalt) was formed after Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt abdicated on 12 November 1918, ending the Duchy of Anhalt. It became...
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Louis of Anhalt-Köthen (b. Köthen, 25 September 1778 - d. Köthen, 16 September 1802) was a German prince of the House of Ascania. He was the third son...
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Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt (10 June 1898 – 22 May 1983) was the daughter of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg...
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Eduard Julius Ernst August Erdmann, Prince von Anhalt (German: Eduard Julius Ernst August von Anhalt; born 3 December 1941), also referred to by the courtesy...
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Frederick William Anhalt (March 6, 1896 – July 17, 1996) was a builder and contractor who constructed many distinguished rental apartment buildings in...
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Louise Fredericka of Anhalt-Dessau (German: Luise Friederike von Anhalt-Dessau) (1 March 1798 – 11 June 1858) was a member of the House of Ascania and...
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Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (3 July 1676 – 7 April 1747) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau from...
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