Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen (21 September 1722, Köthen

Köthen (Anhalt)

Köthen is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle.Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative center of the regional technical university Hochschule Anhalt which is especially strong in information...

 – 20 April 1751, Dessau

Dessau

Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...

) was a princess of Anhalt-Köthen

Anhalt-Köthen

Anhalt-Köthen has existed on two separate occasions. The first state was created in 1396 when the Anhalt-Zerbst was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen. The first creation lasted until 1552 when it was inherited by Anhalt-Dessau....

 by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

Anhalt-Dessau

Anhalt-Dessau was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being...

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Life

Gisela Agnes was the only surviving child of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen (1694–1728) from his first marriage to Friederike Henriette (1702–1723), daughter of Prince Charles Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg.

When her father died without leaving a male heir, he was succeeded as Prince of Anhalt-Köthen by her uncle Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen

Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Augustus Louis of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen....

. However, Gisela Agnes claimed her allodial title

Allodial title

Allodial title constitutes ownership of real property that is independent of any superior landlord, but it should not be confused with anarchy as the owner of allodial land is not independent of his sovereign...

 and took the case to the Reichskammergericht

Reichskammergericht

The Reichskammergericht or Imperial Chamber Court was one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, the other one being the Aulic Council in Vienna. It was founded in 1495 by the Imperial Diet in Worms...

. Prince John Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst

John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst....

 mediated and a compromise was reached. Gisela was compensated with a sum of plus and annual pension until her marriage. She also received her father's collection of guns and coins and another for the estates of Prosigk

Prosigk

Prosigk is a village and a former municipality in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Südliches Anhalt....

, Klepzig and Köthen.

She married on 25 May 1737 in Bernburg

Bernburg

Bernburg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Salzlandkreis. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 30 km downstream from Halle. The town is dominated by its huge Renaissance castle featuring a museum as well as a popular, recently updated bear pit in its...

 her cousin, Prince Leopold II Maximilian of Anhalt-Dessau (1700–1751). The marriage was described as very happy. The death of Princess Leopold hit her so hard that she died in the same year. She was buried in the St. Mary's Church in Dessau.

Issue

From her marriage with Leopold II Maximilian, Gisela Agnes had the following children:

• Leopold III Frederick Francis
  Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
  Leopold III Frederick Franz, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau , known as "Prince Franz" or "Father Franz", was a German prince of the House of Ascania...
  
   (1740–1817), Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

married in 1767 princess Henriette Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1750-1811)

• Louise (1742–1743)
• Henriette Catherine Agnes
  Henrietta Catherine Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
  Henrietta Catherine Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth, Dean of Herford Abbey and by marriage Baroness of Loën.- Life :...
  
   (1744–1799)

married in 1779 with Baron John Jost of Loën (1737-1803)

• John George (1748–1811)
• Maria Leopoldine
  Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau
  Marie von Anhalt-Dessau Leopoldine was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and by marriage Countess of Lippe-Detmold.- Life :...
  
   (1749–1769)

married 1765 Prince Simon August of Lippe-Detmold

Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold

Simon August, Count of Lippe , ruled the County of Lippe-Detmold from 1734 until 1782.He was the son of Simon Henry Adolph and Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein. Simon August ruled until 1747 under the guardianship of his mother...

 (1727-1782)

• Casimire
  Casimire of Anhalt-Dessau
  Casimire of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and Countess of Lippe-Detmold by marriage.- Life :...
  
   (1749–1778)

married in 1769 the Prince Simon August of Lippe-Detmold (1727-1782), the widow of her sister Maria Leopoldine

• Albert Frederick (1750–1811)

married in 1774 Countess Henriette of Lippe-Weissfeld (1753-1795)