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Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt

1901–1947 · 20th century

Joachim Ernst was the last Duke of Anhalt, succeeding as a minor in September 1918. His regent abdicated on his behalf in November 1918 during the German Revolution, and the duchy became the Free State of Anhalt. After the Second World War he was arrested by the Soviet authorities and died in a camp at Buchenwald in 1947.

Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Image: A. Hartmann, Hofphotograph, Dessau [Adolf Hartmann (1864–1923)] · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Duchy of AnhaltFree State of Anhalt

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