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Duke of Anhalt in 1918 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt (11 January 1901 – 18 February 1947) was the last ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt.
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Duke of Anhalt | |||||
Reign | 13 September 1918 – 12 November 1918 | ||||
Predecessor | Eduard | ||||
Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
Born | Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt | 11 January 1901||||
Died | 18 February 1947 46) NKVD special camp Nr. 2, Weimar, Allied-occupied Germany | (aged||||
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House | Ascania | ||||
Father | Eduard, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
Mother | Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg |
He was born in Dessau, the son of Duke Eduard of Anhalt (1861–1918) and Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873–1953), the daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg.
He succeeded his father as Duke of Anhalt on 13 September 1918. However, due to his age, his uncle Prince Aribert of Anhalt was appointed regent. His brief reign came to an end on 12 November 1918, with his uncle abdicating in his name following the German revolution. The duchy became the Free State of Anhalt and is today part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Thus Joachim Ernst was the last ruler of a constituent state within the German Empire to succeed to the throne, and the only German monarch to be born in the 20th century.
Joachim Ernst joined the ruling Nazi Party in 1939.[1] He died after World War II at the NKVD special camp Nr. 2 near Weimar Germany ( former Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union.[citation needed]
Following his death, the headship of the Ducal House of Anhalt was disputed between his elder son, Prince Friedrich, and brother Prince Eugen.[2][3]
In Ballenstedt Castle on 3 March 1927, Joachim Ernst married firstly Elisabeth Strickrodt (Plauen, 3 September 1903 – Berlin-Zehlendorf, 5 January 1971), a daughter of an opera singer. She was created Countess of Askanien, but they were divorced in 1929, without issue.[citation needed]
In Ballenstedt Castle on 15 October 1929, Joachim Ernst married secondly Editha "Edda" Charlotte Wilhelmine Marwitz von Stephani (Düsseldorf, 20 August 1905 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 22 February 1986), natural daughter of Wilhelm Horn by Irmgard Klara Franziska Marwitz. She married firstly in 1926 and divorced from Maximilian, Edler von Rogister[4] and was adopted as an adult by Bertha von Stephani, reputedly for a payment of 10,000 marks, in order to improve her social standing.[5] They had five children:[citation needed]
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