Anna Friederike, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (née Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless; 30 May 1711 – 31 March 1750) was the third wife and consort of Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen.

Biography

Countess Anna Friederike of Promnitz-Pless was born in Żary on 30 May 1711 to

Erdmann II, Count of Promnitz Erdmann II, Count von Promnitz (born 22 August 1683 in Sorau, Electorate of Saxony (now Żary, Poland); died: 7 September 1745 at the forest castle near Żary) was Lord of Żary (german: Sorau) and Trzebiel (german: Triebel) in Lower Lusatia, and ...

and Princess Anna Maria of Saxe-Weissenfels. Her mother was a daughter of

Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (2 November 1649, in Halle – 24 May 1697, in Weissenfels), was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt and member of the House of Wettin. He was the first son of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and h ...

and Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg. On 21 November 1732 she married Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen in Żary, becoming the princess consort of

Anhalt-Köthen Anhalt-Köthen was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Ascania. It was created in 1396 when the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen. The first creation lasted until 1562 ...

. Her husband was previously married to her elder sister,

Emilie of Promnitz-Pless Christine Johanna Emilie, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen (née Countess Christine Johanna Emilie of Promnitz-Pless; 15 September 1708 – 20 February 1732) was the second wife and consort of Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Biography Coun ...

, who had died earlier that year. They had two children: *Princess Charlotte Sophie (25 August 1733 - 6 September 1770) *Princess Marie Magdalene Benedikte (22 March 1735 - 7 November 1783) Anna Friederike died on 31 March 1750 in Köthen.

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{{authority control 1711 births 1750 deaths 18th-century German women German countesses House of Ascania Princesses by marriage Princesses of Anhalt-Köthen People from Żary