Philip, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (31 May 1468 – 13 November 1500) was a German prince of the
House of Ascania
The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt.
The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schlo ...
and ruler of the principality of
Anhalt-Köthen.
He was the only son of
Albert VI, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his wife Elisabeth, daughter of
Günther II, Count of Mansfeld.
Life
In 1475, after the death of his father, the six-year-old Philip inherited the principality of Anhalt-Köthen as "Mitherr" (co-ruler) with his cousins
Magnus
Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
,
Adolph II, and
Waldemar VI according to the terms of the succession contract signed in 1471 between
Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen and
George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau ( – 21 September 1474), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was the second son of Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Judith, daughter ...
.
Philip never married or had children, and his branch of the Anhalt-Köthen line became extinct with him.
Eight years after his death (in 1508), his cousins and successors Magnus and Adolph II renounced their rule in favor of Waldemar VI, who died shortly afterwards. Waldemar's only surviving son, Wolfgang, was the last ruler of the old principality of Anhalt-Köthen.
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Princes of Anhalt-Köthen
1468 births
1500 deaths