Karl I, Prince Of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Karl I of Anhalt-Zerbst (17 November 1534 – 4 May 1561), was a German prince of the
House of Ascania The House of Ascania () was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Principality of Anhalt, Anhalt. The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ' ...
and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was the eldest son of John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his wife
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, daughter of Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg.


Life

After the death of his father in 1551, Karl inherited Anhalt-Zerbst jointly with his younger brothers Joachim Ernest and Bernhard VII according to the family law of the House of Ascania, without any division of the territories of the principality. In 1553 Karl and his brothers inherited Anhalt-Plötzkau after the death of their uncle
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. In
Zerbst Zerbst () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until an administrative reform in 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the former Anhalt-Zerbst district. Geography Zerbst is sit ...
on 16 May 1557 Karl married Anna (5 February 1531 – 13 October 1592), daughter of Barnim XI, Duke of Pomerania. The union was childless. Karl died seven months before his last surviving uncle,
Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Joachim I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (Dessau, 7 August 1509 – Dessau, 6 December 1561), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. After 1544 he served as the first ruler of the re-created Anh ...
. It was his brothers and their successors who inherited the territories of Joachim's principality. {{Authority control Princes of Anhalt-Plötzkau Princes of Anhalt-Zerbst 1534 births 1561 deaths