John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 July 1677 in

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– 7 November 1742 in Zerbst), was a German prince of the

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and ruler of the principality of

Anhalt-Zerbst Anhalt-Zerbst was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts Potsdam-Mittelmark (Brandenburg) and Wittenberg, the city of Dessau and the districts of Köthen, Schönebeck and Jerichower ...

. He was the eldest son of Karl William, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his wife Sophie, daughter of

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Life

Royal Monogram of John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

In 1718, after the death of Karl William, John Augustus became prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. John Augustus married Fredericka (b.

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, 24 March 1675; d. Karlsbad, 28 May 1709), daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, on 25 May 1702 in Zerbst. They had no children. He married a second time to Hedwig Fredericka (b. Weiltingen, 18 October 1691; d. Zerbst, 14 August 1752), daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen (a grandson of Julius Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen), on 8 October 1715 in Zerbst. This union was also childless. Since John Augustus died without issue, the elder line of Anhalt-Zerbst became extinct. On his death, he was succeeded by his first cousins, the princes of

Anhalt-Dornburg The Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg was located in what is today Germany. It was created in 1667 following the death of Prince John VI and the partition of Anhalt-Zerbst with Anhalt-Mühlingen being created along with Anhalt-Dornburg for the you ...

Ancestry

References

* Ferdinand Siebigk: '' Johann August, Fürst von Anhalt-Zerbst''. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, S. 118 f. {{DEFAULTSORT:Augustus, John, Prince Of Anhalt-Zerbst

John Augustus John Augustus (1785-June 21, 1859) was a Boston boot maker who is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds. ...

1677 births 1742 deaths