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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia. He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg. From 1742, he was a ruler of the entire Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
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In 1742 princes John Louis II and Christian August of...
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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.
In 1742 princes John Louis II and Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg inherited Anhalt-Zerbst. After Christian August's death in 1747, his widow Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp governed the country for her son Frederick Augustus until 1752.
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Nachdem Christian August 1708 etwa ein halbes Jahr als Kapitän bei dem Regiment Garde stand, erhielt er am 11. Februar 1709 eine Kompanie im Regiment Anhalt-Zerbst zu Fuß (1806: No. 8), welches seit 1688 diesen Namen führte und dessen Tradition im 19. Jahrhundert das Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (l. Pommersches) Nr. 2 fortführte. ...
Am 8. November 1727 heiratete er in Vechelde bei Braunschweig die 15-jährige Johanna Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorf (1712–1760), Tochter von Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. 1. Sophie Auguste Frederike (1729–1796) (Zarin Katharina II. von Russland von 1762–1796) ⚭ Peter III. von Russland (1728–1762) Zar von Russland (1762) 2. Wilhel...
Ferdinand Siebigk: Christian August (Fürst von Anhalt-Zerbst). In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie(ADB). Band 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, S. 157–159.Paul Beckus: Anhalt-Zerbst, Christian August, Fürst von (1690–1747). In: Dirk Alvermann, Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern, Bd. 3. Böhlau, Wien, Köln, Weimar 2019 (Veröffentlich...Jan 9, 2024 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Christian (Anhalt-Zerbst) of Anhalt-Zerbst born 1690 Dornberg, Germany died 1747 Zerbst, Germany including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia. He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg.
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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was the son of Johann Ludwig I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg, and his wife, Christine Eleonore of Zeutsch. He was married on November 8, 1727 in Vechelde, to Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, daughter of Prince Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of...
