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John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

1567–1618 · 17th century

John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, ruled the united principality of Anhalt with his brothers before its partition in 1603, when he received Dessau. He established the Calvinist principality of Anhalt-Dessau on the Mulde and Elbe, founding the line that later produced the Old Dessauer and the creators of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm.

John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
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