Duchy of Anhalt
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For other uses, see Anhalt (disambiguation).
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 Elbe and beyond to the Fläming Heath in the east. The territory was once ruled by the House of Ascania, and is now part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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Duchy of Anhalt Herzogtum Anhalt | |||||||||||||
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1863–1918 | |||||||||||||
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Capital | Dessau (when united) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | German, Low German | ||||||||||||
Religion | Evangelical Church of Anhalt | ||||||||||||
Government | Duchy | ||||||||||||
Duke | |||||||||||||
• 1863–1871 | Leopold IV (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1918 | Joachim Ernst (last) | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
1806 | |||||||||||||
• Köthen and Bernburg lines extinct; duchies united under Dessau line | 1863 | ||||||||||||
• German Revolution | 1918 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3,800 km2 (1,500 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||||
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