Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

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Christian August
Portrait of Christian August by Antoin Pesne, 1725
Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Reign	7 November 1742 – 16 March 1747
Predecessor	John Augustus
Successor	Frederick Augustus
Co-monarch	John Louis II
Born	(1690-11-29)29 November 1690 Dornburg, Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died	16 March 1747(1747-03-16) (aged 56) Zerbst, Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp ​ ​ (m. 1727)​
Issue Among others…	Catherine II of Russia Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Peter, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
House	Ascania
Father	John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg
Mother	Christine Eleonore of Zeutsch

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.

He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg. From 1742, he was a ruler of the entire Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was also a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.