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Leopold III Friedrich Franz

1740–1817 · 18th century · Also known as Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, Franz of Anhalt-Dessau

Leopold III Friedrich Franz ruled Anhalt-Dessau from 1758, as prince and from 1807 as duke, until his death in 1817. A model Enlightenment ruler, he laid out the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, the first large English-style landscape park in continental Europe, now a World Heritage Site. He promoted schools and agriculture and supported the Philanthropinum, a progressive school founded in 1774.

Leopold III Friedrich Franz
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Principality of Anhalt-Dessau

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