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Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ1137486 ↗
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Anhalt-Dornburg was a small principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a collateral branch of the House of Anhalt.

History

It was created in 1667 following the death of Prince John VI and the partition of Anhalt-Zerbst with Anhalt-Mühlingen being created along with Anhalt-Dornburg for the younger sons of Prince John VI. The principality lasted until 1742 when Princes Christian August and John Louis II inherited Anhalt-Zerbst.

Princes of Anhalt-Dornburg 1667–1742

John Louis I 1667–1704

John Louis II 1704–1742

John Augustus 1704–1709 (co-regent)

Christian Louis 1704–1710 (co-regent)

John Frederick 1704–1742 (co-regent)

Christian Augustus 1704–1742 (co-regent)

United with Anhalt-Zerbst in 1742.

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