Anhalt-Harzgerode (1635–1709)from the Wikipedia | Read original article |
Principality of Anhalt-Harzgerode | |||||
Fürstentum Anhalt-Harzgerode (German) | |||||
State of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
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Anhalt territories in 1853, Anhalt-Bernburg (of which Anhalt-Harzgerode was a smaller part) in green
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Capital | Harzgerode | ||||
Government | Principality | ||||
History | |||||
- | Partition of Anhalt-Bernburg | 1635 | |||
- | Reunion with Anhalt-Bernburg | 1709 |
Anhalt-Harzgerode was a principality and member of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1635 following the partition of Anhalt-Bernburg with Frederick, a younger son of Christian I becoming the reigning prince. The death Prince Frederick's son William Louis in 1709 resulted in the extinction of the ruling family and Anhalt-Harzgerode was reunited with Anhalt-Bernburg.
To Anhalt-Bernburg