Karl I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Karl I of Anhalt-Zerbst (Dessau
, 17 November 1534 – Zerbst
, 4 May 1561), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
.
He was the eldest son of John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, by his wife Margaret
, daughter of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg.
and Bernhard VII
according to the family law of the House of Ascania, without any division of the territories of the principality.
In 1553 Karl and his brothers inherited Anhalt-Plötzkau after the death of their uncle George III
.
In Zerbst
on 16 May 1557 Karl married Anna (5 February 1531 – 13 October 1592), daughter of Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania
. The union was childless.
Karl died seven months before his last surviving uncle, Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
. It was his brothers and their successors who inherited the territories of Joachim's principality.
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, 17 November 1534 – Zerbst
Zerbst
Zerbst is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until the administrative reform of 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the Anhalt-Zerbst district. Since the 1 January 2010 local government reform, Zerbst has about 24,000 inhabitants.It is not clear when was it founded;...
, 4 May 1561), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Anhalt-Zerbst
Anhalt-Zerbst was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by the districts Potsdam-Mittelmark and Wittenberg, the city of Dessau and the districts of Köthen, Schönebeck and Jerichower Land.- History :...
.
He was the eldest son of John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
John V of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau...
, by his wife Margaret
Margaret of Brandenburg (1511–1577)
Margaret of Brandenburg was a Princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marrying first a Duchess of Pomerania and later a Princess of Anhalt.- Life :...
, daughter of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg.
Life
After the death of his father in 1551, Karl inherited Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with his younger brothers Joachim ErnestJoachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest of Anhalt , was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, and from 1570 sole ruler of all the Anhalt lands....
and Bernhard VII
Bernhard VII, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Bernhard VII of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst....
according to the family law of the House of Ascania, without any division of the territories of the principality.
In 1553 Karl and his brothers inherited Anhalt-Plötzkau after the death of their uncle George III
George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau...
.
In Zerbst
Zerbst
Zerbst is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until the administrative reform of 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the Anhalt-Zerbst district. Since the 1 January 2010 local government reform, Zerbst has about 24,000 inhabitants.It is not clear when was it founded;...
on 16 May 1557 Karl married Anna (5 February 1531 – 13 October 1592), daughter of Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania
Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania
Barnim XI , son of Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania, became duke on his father's death in 1523. He ruled for a time in common with his elder brother George I; and after George's death in 1531 he shared the duchy with his nephew Philip I, retaining for himself the duchy of Pomerania-Stettin...
. The union was childless.
Karl died seven months before his last surviving uncle, Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau...
. It was his brothers and their successors who inherited the territories of Joachim's principality.