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Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
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Born | 28 October 1576 Harzgerode |
Died | 30 July 1621 Zerbst | (aged 44)
Spouse | Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Magdalene of Oldenburg |
Issue Detail | Dorothea Eleonore John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
House | House of Ascania |
Father | Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt |
Mother | Eleonore of Württemberg |
Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst (Harzgerode, 28 October 1576 – Zerbst, 30 July 1621), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified Principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Rudolph was the fifth son of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, but third-born son by his second wife Eleonore, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.