Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Born28 October 1576
Harzgerode
Died30 July 1621(1621-07-30) (aged 44)
Zerbst
SpouseDorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Magdalene of Oldenburg
Issue
Detail
Dorothea
Eleonore
John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
HouseHouse of Ascania
FatherJoachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
MotherEleonore 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.