St. Jakob (St. James's) is the name of the now Protestant church and parish within the Church of Anhalt in the city of

Köthen Köthen () is a town in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about north of Halle. Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative centre of the regional university, Anhalt Univers ...

, Anhalt, Germany. Constructed around 1400, the church is built in the

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. Since 1525 the parish has been Protestant. The reformer was a minister from 1533 until his death in 1560. The building was restored and partly remodeled in the second half of the 19th century. The church holds the ''Fürstengruft'' (Ducal graves), the burial place of the dukes of Anhalt-Köthen. Several members of the family are buried in representative coffins, including *

Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen (; 17 June 1579 in Dessau – 7 January 1650 in Köthen), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He wa ...

(1579–1650) *

Louis of Anhalt-Köthen (the Younger) Louis of Anhalt-Köthen, called ''The Younger'' (19 October 1607, in Köthen – 15 March 1624, in Köthen), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and heir to the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the only son of Louis I, Prince o ...

(1607–1624) *

William Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen William Louis of Anhalt-Köthen (3 August 1638, in Köthen – 13 April 1665, in Köthen), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Early life He was the second son of Louis I, Prince of ...

(1638–1665) *

Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen ( Plötzkau, 8 April 1622 – Köthen, 7 November 1669), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Plötzkau. From 1665, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. ...

(1622–1669) *

Emmanuel, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Emmanuel of Anhalt-Köthen (6 October 1631, in Plötzkau – 8 November 1670, in Köthen), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Plötzkau. From 1665, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köt ...

(1631–1670) *

Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Emmanuel Lebrecht of Anhalt-Köthen (20May 167130May 1704) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. He was the only child of Emmanuel, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his wife Anna Eleonore of Stol ...

(1671–1704) *

Gisela Agnes of Rath Gisela Agnes of Rath (9 October 1669, in Kleinwülknitz, now part of Köthen – 12 March 1740, in Nienburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Nienburg) was Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen by marriage from 1698. In 1694, she was created Countess of Nienburg. From 1704 to ...

(1669–1740), wife of Emmanuel Lebrecht *

Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen (29 November 1694 – 19 November 1728) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister ...

(1694–1728) * Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg (1702–1723), wife of Leopold * Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1697–1755) *

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(1802–1818) * Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1802–1818) The last Duke of Köthen,

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(1778–1847), converted to

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and was buried in St. Mary's Church.

Literature

* ''Stadt- und Kathedralkirche St. Jakob zu Köthen - Kleiner Kirchenführer'' (in German), Evangelische Kirchengemeinde St. Jakob, Köthen

External links

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