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Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst 1621–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1621

Birth Location: Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Death Date: 4 July 1667

Death Location: Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Father: Rudolph Anhalt-Zerbst

Mother: Magdalene Oldenburg

Spouse(s): Sophie Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf

Children(s): Charles Anhalt-Zerbst

The story of Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst began in 1621 in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst married Sophie Auguste Von Schleswig Holstein Gottorf, and had children including Charles William Of Anhalt Zerbst. Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst passed away in 1667 in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst began in 1621 in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
  • Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst married Sophie Auguste Von Schleswig Holstein Gottorf, and had children including Charles William Of Anhalt Zerbst.
  • Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst passed away in 1667 in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rudolph Anhalt-Zerbst
1576–1621
Birth Location: Harzgerode, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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Magdalene Oldenburg
1585–1657
Birth Location: Oldenburg
MO

Spouses(s)

Sophie Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
1630–1680
Birth Location: Gottorp, Sleeswijk-Holstein, Schleswig Holstein, Allemagne
SS

Children(s)

Charles Anhalt-Zerbst
1652–1718
Birth Location: Zerbst
CA

Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Ancestors

Self
Johann Anhalt-Zerbst
1621–1667
Birth Place: Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parents
Rudolph House of Ascania - Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
1576–1621
Harzgerode, Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Magdalene (von) Oldenburg
1585–1657
Oldenburg
Grandparents
Joachim (Ernest, Prince of) Anhalt
1536–1586
Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Eleanor (Herzogin 'Duchess von Württemberg vom) Tubingen
1552–1618
Tübingen Schwarzwaldkreis Schwaben, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Johann (VII von Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg and Count of) Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
1545–1622
Haderslev, Haderslev Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Elizabeth (von) Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
1541–1612
Sonderhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Anhalt-Zerbst
1504–1551
Margareta Hohenzollern
1511–1567
Christoph, Württemberg
1515–1568
Anna Brandenburg-Ansbach
1526–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Descendants

1.
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Johann (VI. von) Anhalt-Zerbst (24 March 1621–4 July 1667) m. Sophie (Auguste von) Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (5 September 1630–12 December 1680)
  1. 1. Charles (William of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1652–1718 m. Sofie (Of Saxony) Weisssenfels 1654–1724
    1. 1. Magdalena (Augusta von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Magdalena Augusta van Anhalt Zerbst AKA (Magdalena August of Anhalt-Zerbst, Grandmother of King George III 'THE MAD KING' of) England) 1679–1740 m. Frederick (II Wettin, 8XGGF; of Saxsen-Gotha-Altenburg, Duke, of) Saksen-Gotha-Altenburg. 1676–1732
      1. 1. Augusta (Princess of Wales) Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1719–1772
        1. 1. George (III William Frederick Von Hannover, King of) England 1738–1820

Johann Anhalt-Zerbst's Timeline

6 Records

1621
24 March 1621
Birth of Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1649
16 Aug 1649
Age 28
Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst was married in Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, Deutschland
Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, Deutschland
1649
16 September 1649
Age 28
Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst was married in Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
1667
4 July 1667
Age 46
Death of Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst in Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1847
29 Oct 1847
Age 226
Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst was married in Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
1847
29 October 1847
Age 226
Johann VI. von Anhalt-Zerbst was married in Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1621
    Event Place: Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1649
    Event Place: Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig, Deutschland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 September 1649
    Event Place: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 October 1847
    Event Place: Groß Lukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1667
    Event Place: Zerbst, Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
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