Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Duke Joachim Ernst von Anhalt ( born January 11, 1901 in Dessau, † February 18, 1947 in the Soviet Special Camp No. 2 in Buchenwald middle names: Karl Albrecht Wilhelm Leopold Friedrich Moritz Erdmann ) was nominally the last Duke of Anhalt, by virtue of its minority but never ruled themselves. He was the only German Federal proclaimed Prince born in the 20th century.
Duke under regency
Joachim Ernst was the rightful heir of the Duke of Anhalt Eduard von Anhalt. His father died on September 13, 1918, but Joachim Ernst could not follow him to the throne because he was underage. His uncle, Prince Aribert, took over the regency, however, saw himself compelled to waive on behalf of the Duke Joachim Ernst Anhalt and the entire royal family to the throne in the wake of revolutionary action on 12 November 1918. This ended in central Germany there has been continuing since the eleventh century reign of Ascanians.
Life, persecution and late honor
The Duchy of Anhalt went to the republican form of government as a Free State Anhalt within the German Reich. After 1918 the castle Ballenstedt remained on the resin as the residence of the family of Anhalt. Here also all the children of the Duke were born.
Joachim Ernst was arrested in January 1944 and spent the Dachau concentration camp. Although he had already become a Nazi opponents during his incarceration in the Dachau concentration camp, the former Duke was arrested again after the end of the Nazi dictatorship - this time of the Soviet occupation troops in him to the NKVD internment camp Buchenwald, the former concentration camp Weimar, einlieferten. Here he died, seriously ill from exhaustion as a result of storage conditions, at the age of 46 years on 18 February 1947.
On February 18, 2007 the Duke Joachim Ernst 60.Todestag, was symbolically taken on the grounds of the camp Buchenwald near a memorial earth from the cemetery and placed in an urn with his name. This was brought by members of the Duke family to Ballenstedt and buried there. His final resting place is located on the edge of Ballenstedter castle courtyard, where a large memorial stone at him.
Family
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Friedrich von Anhalt- Dessau (1769-1814) ∞ 1768 Amalie of Hesse- Homburg (1774-1846)
Friedrich Ludwig Karl of Prussia (1773-1796) ∞ 1793 Friederike of Mecklenburg -Strelitz (1778-1841)
Duke Frederick of Saxony -Hildburghausen (1763-1834) ∞ 1785 Charlotte Georgine Luise of Mecklenburg -Strelitz (1769-1818)
Prince Karl of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen (1785-1853) ∞ 1808 Antoinette Murat (1793-1847)
Duke Frederick of Saxony -Hildburghausen (1763-1834) ∞ 1785 Charlotte Georgine Luise of Mecklenburg -Strelitz (1769-1818)
Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg -Schwerin (1778-1819) ∞ 1799 Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna Romanova (1784-1803)
Duke George I of Saxe- Meiningen (1761-1803) ∞ 1782 Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe -Langenburg (1763-1837)
Elector Wilhelm II of Hesse -Kassel (1777-1847) ∞ 1797 Auguste of Prussia (1780-1841)
Duke Leopold IV of Anhalt- Dessau (1794-1871) ∞ 1818 Friederike of Prussia (1796-1850)
Eduard of Saxe- Altenburg (1804-1852) ∞ 1835 Amalie of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen (1815-1841)
Duke Georg von Sachsen -Altenburg (1796-1853) ∞ 1825 Marie of Mecklenburg (1803-1862)
Duke Bernhard II Erich friend of Saxe- Meiningen (1800-1882) ∞ 1825 Marie of Hesse- Kassel (1804-1888)
Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt (1831-1904) ∞ 1854 Antoinette of Saxe- Altenburg (1838-1908)
Moritz of Saxe- Altenburg (1829-1907) ∞ 1862 Auguste of Saxe- Meiningen (1843-1919)
Duke Eduard of Anhalt (1861-1918) ∞ 1895 Louise of Saxe-Altenburg (1873-1953)
Duke Joachim Ernst von Anhalt (1901-1947)
Marriage and issue
Duke Joachim Ernst von Anhalt was married twice:
- On March 3, 1927 he married Elisabeth Strickrodt (* September 3, 1903; † January 5, 1971 ); 1929, the marriage ended in divorce.
- On October 15, 1929, the marriage with Editha von Stephani ( born August 20, 1905 as Editha Marwitz, † 22 February 1986) was carried out. With it, the Duke of Anhalt had five children: Marie Antoinette ( called Alexandra, * July 14, 1930, † March 22, 1993 ); 1st marriage: ∞ May 24th, 1957 by Karl -Heinz Guttmann, divorced; 2nd marriage: ∞ December 20, 1974 with Max Riederer, divorced 1976
- Anna Louise (* March 26, 1933; † 1 November 2003) ∞ August 5, 1966 by Thomas Birch, Divorced in 1970
- Leopold Friedrich ( born April 11, 1938 † October 9, 1963 )
- Edda ( born January 30, 1940) ∞ December 20, 1973 with Albert Darboven
- Eduard ( born December 3, 1941) ∞ 1980 Corinna Krönlein; three children