Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
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Louis of Anhalt-Köthen was a German prince of the House of Ascania.
He was the third son of Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
, and his wife Louise Charlotte, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
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His early death prevented his eventual inheritance of Köthen, but his son Louis Augustus
succeeded his uncle in Anhalt-Köthen when he died ten years later.
on 20 September 1800 Louis married Louise Karoline Theodora Amalie (b. Darmstadt, 15 January 1779 - d. Köthen, 18 April 1811), daughter of the later (1806) Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
. They had two sons:
He was the third son of Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Karl George Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen....
, and his wife Louise Charlotte, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Life
The death of his brother Karl William in 1793 made Louis the next in line to inherit Köthen, preceded only by his older brother Augustus Christian FrederickAugustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
Augustus Christian Frederick of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen, and from 1806 the first "Duke of Anhalt-Köthen."...
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His early death prevented his eventual inheritance of Köthen, but his son Louis Augustus
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Köthen....
succeeded his uncle in Anhalt-Köthen when he died ten years later.
Marriage and issue
In DarmstadtDarmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
on 20 September 1800 Louis married Louise Karoline Theodora Amalie (b. Darmstadt, 15 January 1779 - d. Köthen, 18 April 1811), daughter of the later (1806) Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse was Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and later the first Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine....
. They had two sons:
- Frederick William Augustus (b. Halle an der Saale, 7 July 1801 - d. Köthen, 29 October 1801).
- Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-KöthenLouis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-KöthenLouis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Köthen....
(b. posthumously, Köthen, 20 September 1802 - d. Leipzig, 18 December 1818).