Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

Joachim Ernest
Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Reign1551–1570
PredecessorJohn V
Successornone (unification of all Anhalt principalities in 1570)
Prince of Anhalt
Predecessornone (unification of all Anhalt principalities in 1570)
SuccessorJohn George I
Christian I
Bernhard
Augustus
Rudolph
John Ernest
Louis
Born(1536-10-21)21 October 1536
Dessau
Died6 December 1586(1586-12-06) (aged 50)
Dessau
SpouseAgnes of Barby-Mühlingen
Eleonore of Württemberg
IssueAnna Maria, Duchess of Legnica-Brzeg-Oława-Wołów
Agnes
Elisabeth, Electress of Brandenburg
Sibylla, Duchess of Württemberg
John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard, Prince of Anhalt
Agnes Hedwig, Electress of Saxony and Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Dorothea Maria, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
John Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Sabine
Joachim Christoph
Anna Sophie, Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
HouseAscania
FatherJohn V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
MotherMargaret of Brandenburg

Joachim Ernest of Anhalt (21 October 1536 – 6 December 1586), was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1551, and from 1570 sole ruler of all the Anhalt lands.