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Moritz Of Anhalt-Dessau
Maurice of Anhalt-Dessau (31 October 1712 in Dessau - 11 April 1760 in Dessau), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau branch. He was also a Prussian soldier and ''Generalfeldmarschall''. Early life Maurice was the fifth son of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his Morganatic marriage, morganatic wife, Anna Louise Föhse. Military career Maurice entered the Prussian army in 1725, and saw his first service as a volunteer in the War of the Polish Succession (1734–35). In the later years of the reign of Frederick William I, King of Prussia, Frederick William I of Prussia, he held important commands. In the Silesian wars of Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great, Maurice, the ablest of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, old Leopold's sons, greatly distinguished himself, especially at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745. At Battle of Kesselsdorf, Kesselsdorf it was the wing led by the young Maurice that carried the Austrian lines and won his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dessau
Dessau is a town and former municipality in Germany at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the '' Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it has been part of the newly created municipality of Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 67,747 (Dec. 2020). Geography Dessau is situated on a floodplain where the Mulde flows into the Elbe. This causes yearly floods. The worst flood took place in the year 2002, when the Waldersee district was nearly completely flooded. The south of Dessau touches a well-wooded area called Mosigkauer Heide. The highest elevation is a 110 m high former rubbish dump called Scherbelberg in the southwest of Dessau. Dessau is surrounded by numerous parks and palaces that make it one of the greenest towns in Germany. History Dessau was first mentioned in 1213. It became an important centre in 1570, when the Principality of Anhalt was founded. Dessau became the capital of this state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
