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	Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst (November 29, 1690 - March 16, 1747) married, on November 8, 1727, Johanna Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (October 24, 1712 - May 30, 1760).
		Christian Augustus was the a son of Johann Ludwig of Anhalt-Zerbst and Christine Eleonore von Zeutch.
		His paternal grandparents were John of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sofie Auguste of Holstein-Gottorp, a daughter of Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp and Marie Elisabeth of Saxony.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Augustus_of_Anhalt-Zerbst (129 words)

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		Christian (26.11.1570 - 14.6.1633), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Ærø 9.10.1622 - 14.6.1633.
		Christian Adolf (Franzhagen 16.9.1707 - Franzhagen 26.3.1709), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Franzhagen 1708-1709.
		August (Ahrensbök 9.5.1635 - Ruhleben 17.9.1699), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Nordborg aft.
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	Catherine II - LoveToKnow 1911
		The exact date and place of her birth have been disputed, but there appears to be no reason to doubt that she was right in saying that she was born at Stettin on the 2nd of May 1729.
		In 1744 she was taken to Russia, to be affianced to the grandduke Peter, the nephew of the empress Elizabeth (q.v.), and her recognized heir.
		The princess of Anhalt-Zerbst was the daughter of Christian Albert, bishop of Lubeck, younger brother of Frederick IV., duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Peter's paternal grandfather.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Catherine_II (3224 words)

	Christian of Anhalt: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Christian guided Frederick's son and successor, Frederick V (Frederick the Winter King) and arranged his election (1619) to the Bohemian throne in place of the Roman Catholic king, Ferdinand II, also Holy Roman emperor.
		CHRISTIAN OF ANHALT 1568 1630, prince of Anhalt (1603 30).
		Influenced by his minister Christian of Anhalt, Frederick accepted but did not...expected from his father-in-law, James I of England, and from the Protestant...under imperial ban and was stripped of all his remaining territories.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/christian_of_anhalt.jsp (1418 words)

	ANHALT - Online Information article about ANHALT
		Zerbst, Bernburg and Ballenstedt, of which that of Bernburg is the most, and that of Ballenstedt the least, populated.
		Dessau, Bernburg, Cothen and Zerbst, have populations exceeding 20,000.
		In 1635 an arrangement was made by the various princes of Anhalt, which gave a certain authority to the eldest member of the family, who was thus able to represent the principality as a whole.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ANC_APO/ANHALT.html (4596 words)

	Pressespiegel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Anhalt Court used to be housed in the castle until the middle of the 19th century.
		In 1918, the Duke of Anhalt abdicated the crown, and the Zerbst Castle became a museum in 1920.
		On April 16th, 1945, 85 percent of the town of Zerbst was ruined as a result of the bombardment by the British and American aviation.
	www.schloss-zerbst-ev.de /html/presse/2003_06_02.htm (876 words)

	Catherine the Great
		Sophia August Frederika was born on May 2, 1729 in the coastal city of Stettin, set on the Baltic Sea in German Pomerania.
		She was born to a lowly Prussian officer of German birth, Christian August, and his wife, the German princess, Joanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp.
		Christian was away most of the time fighting in the Prussian army as an officer and Sophia lived not in the splendor of most daughters of princesses but instead lived in a poor damaged house in Anhalt-Zerbst.
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	Catherine the Great
		In 1744 she was taken to Russia, to be affianced to the grandduke Peter, the nephew of the empress Elizabeth, and her recognized heir.
		The princess of Anhalt-Zerbst was the daughter of Christian Albert, Bishop of Lübeck, younger brother of Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Peter's paternal grandfather.
		For a time it was a pet idea with her to revive the Greek empire, and to plant the cross, with the double-headed Russian eagle, at Constantinople.
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	Regents of Anhalt
		Anhalt, which before 1218 was called the county of Askanien, was ruled by the house of Askanien throughout its history.
		The three remaining Anhalt states were 1807 elevated to duchies and from 1863 was Anhalt united again.
		Anhalt was merged with the Prussian province of Saxony after World War Two and thus formed the German part state of Sachsen-Anhalt.
	www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/regents/germany/anhalt.htm (176 words)

	thePeerage.com - Carlos Luis de Borbón, Duque de Montelimon and others
		She married Ivan Konstantinovich Romanov, Prince of Russia, son of Konstantin Konstantinovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Elisabeth Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg, on 21 August 1911 in Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.
		Christian August Prinz von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 29 November 1690 in Dornburg, Germany.
		He married Johanna Elisabeth Prinzessin von Holstein-Gottorp, daughter of Christian August Herzog von Holstein-Gottorp and Albertine Markgräfin von Baden-Durlach, in 1727 in Vechelde.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10333.htm (1408 words)

	M&M Art Travel - Catherine the Great
		August of Anhalt-Zerbst, Catherine was christened Sophia Augusta Frederica.
		On February 9, 1744, aged 15, she was invited to Russia by Empress Elizabeth I, daughter of Peter the Great, to be the bride of the heir to the throne, Peter Feodorovich.
		They married in St. Petersburg on August 21, 1745, and she was christened into the Orthodox Church as Ekaterina Alexeevna.
	www.mmarttravel.com /newsletter/2005-06/catherine.php (350 words)

	Baroque Horn Concertos
		There he was heard by prince Johann August of Anhalt-Zerbst on the organ and with the cello.
		The prince took Roellig along to Zerbst where he became the organist and chamber musician of the court.
		Christian August Roellig was born in Königsbrück near Dresden.
	www.french-horn.com /english/barock_horn_concertos.htm (1228 words)

	Germany Substates
		After the death of her husband, Christian August (160-42-47), she was regent for son, Friedrich-August, who was Duke of Anhalt-Zerbst, Duke of Sachsen, Angaria and Westphalia, Count of Ascania, Lord of Bernburg, Zerbst, Jever and Knyphausen.
		The daughter of Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who later became Elector of Hannover and Sophie von der Pfalz, who was named heir to the British throne in 1701, she was mother of two sons, and lived (1668-1705).
		She was acting in the place of her husband Ernst August (1887-1913-18-53), the son of the exiled king of Hannover, Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland and Thyra of Denmark.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Germany_Substates.htm (12890 words)

	Internationale Fasch-Gesellschaft e. V. - Faschiana 7 2003
		Zerbst's city council is now considering offering several additional events to fill the time between the two festival weekends.
		Zerbst is worth a visit, they say and the supporters and friends of the Handel House in Halle couldn't agree more.
		Gero Schmidt (Musikschule Zerbst) chose ten movements from five sonatas by J. Fasch which Heiko Lippmann (Hamburg) arranged for various ensembles and instruments; he adapted the scoring and technical demands to meet the needs of students at "Musikschulen" (NB: in Germany, these "conservatory" type music schools cater primarily toward students in elementary and secondary schools).
	www.fasch.net /english/faschiana/faschiana_7.htm (3806 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Catherine II the Great von Anhalt-Zerbst
		Sophie Augusta Fredericka (nicknamed Figchen) was born in Szczecin, Pomerania, to Christian Augustus, the prince of Anhalt-Zerbst in Germany, and Elizabeth of Holstein.
		In 1744, Tsarina Elizabeth chose Sophie as the wife for her nephew, Peter, whom she intended to become her heir.
		A treaty was signed on August 14 which returned all conquered territory to their respective nations, and a peace reigned for 20 years.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/4250.htm (1199 words)

	Numismatic Literature: Published by the American Numismatic Society
		She was one of the most powerful women in Roman history and the first to receive the title "Augusta", and later came to be known as "mater patriae" or mother of the fatherland.
		In AD 22 a coin was issued with her image as Salus Augusta marking the first time a coin of the Roman Imperial mint had been issued in honor of a living woman.
		The propagandistic anti-Catholic thalers issued by Christian, Duke of Braunschweig and Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War, are analysed with respect to their function.
	www.numismatics.org /numlit/authors145.html (13721 words)

	Essay: Czarina Catherine - Coursework.Info
		Her father was Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst, a general in the Prussian army and her mother was Princess Elizabeth of Holstien.
		Figchen's mother Joanna, was the sister of Karl August, who had been engaged to Elizabeth I of Russia before she took the throne.
		Her mother corresponded with Elizabeth I, and she and her mother were invited to come to Russia by the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna on January 1, 1744.
	www.coursework.info /A2_and_A-Level/History/Modern_European_History,_1789-1945/Czarina_Catherine_L8057.html (257 words)

	Russians In Exile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Christians were sworn in in the St.-Elias church, but the heathens did so before the image of their thunder god Perun.
		Catharina II was born Princess Sophie Auguste Frederike von Anhalt-Zerbst, daughter of Prince Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst and Princess Joan of Holstein-Gottorp.
		On August 21, 1745 the Archbishop of Kazan celebrated the marriage of Catharina and Peter Feodorovich Romanoff.
	www.joebattsarm.com /lexicografie/dias2.html (11340 words)

	Catherine the Great - short history
		Catherine the Great was born Princess Sophia August Frederika on May 2, 1729 in the Baltic seaport town of Stettin.
		Her father Christian August was nominal ruler of the tiny German principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, but the greater part of his life was spent as an officer in the service of Prussia.
		On Februeary 9, 1744, at the age of 15, she came to Russia at as the bride of the heir to the throne, Peter Feodorovich.
	www.petersburg-russia.org /catherine-the-great (394 words)

	Catherine the Great
		Her father, Prince Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, a minor princeling among the fragmented principalities in Germany, had married the much younger Princess Johanna of Holstein-Gottorp.
		The elder branch of the Anhalt's had died out, and Prince Christian August and his brother became reigning princes of Anhalt-Zerbst.
		It was here in Zerbst, on the first day of January 1744, when a courier arrived with an invitation for the Princess Johanna to come to St. Petersburg, "accompanied by the Princess, your elder daughter." Sophie's father was not asked to come.
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	Untitled Document
		Christian August was not pleased with the invitation; he considered it too dangerous, given the style of government, Russia’s sinister history, and the method through which Elizabeth had come to power.
		For instance, when Catherine had run up too many debts, Elizabeth was infuriated with her and reminded Catherine that when she had been “only a Princess, she made it a point to be economical ‘because she knew that no one would pay her debts for her’” (Troyat, 41).
		The wedding was set for August 21 of 1745, but the closer the wedding came, the more Catherine realized that it was going to be disastrous.
	webpage.pace.edu /nreagin/tempmotherhood/fall2003/16/historical_view.html (3120 words)

	Catherine the Great
		Even though Russian Empress Catherine the Great was a German native and ascended to the throne via a coup d'état (her husband was the heir to the throne), she was a fairly successful ruler who deeply influenced Russian culture and society.
		he was born into the family of Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst on April 26, 1796 in Stettin (now part of Poland) and christened Sophia Augusta Frederica (Levykin).
		Although little is known about her childhood, for she later wrote several different versions of her youth, her governess noticed her independent young mind, her aspiration to be the center of attention, her ability to hide feelings, and her desire to inspire others (Alexander 21).
	www.bu.edu /econ/faculty/kyn/newweb/economic_systems/NatIdentity/FSU/Russia/prerevolution/Catherine.html (1730 words)

	Alexander Palace Time Machine - Catherine II
		She had been born Princess Sophia August Frederika on May 2, 1729 in the Baltic seaport town of Stettin, then a part of German Pomerania.
		Her father was an obscure German military princeling named Christian August, and her mother was Princess Joanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp.
		Her father was nominal ruler of the tiny principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, but the greater part of his life was spent as an officer in the service of Prussia.
	www.alexanderpalace.org /palace/catherine.html (1250 words)

	The_Romanovs_dinasty_and_St_Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		One of the survived Peter the Great’s daughters born on December 18, 1709, Elizabeth was considered to be an ideal successor of the throne and the frivolous court.
		Born on April 21, 1729 in the family of Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst and christened Sophia Augusta Frederica, the young lady was chosen by Empress Elizabeth as a prospective consort for Peter III.
		A learned and energetic woman, whose intelligence and brilliant education impressed all the contemporaries, overthrew her husband Peter III on June 28, 1762 with the support of the Imperial Guard and was crowned Empress of All Russia on September 22, 1762, in the Dormition Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.
	www.ehotel.ru /en/The_Romanovs_dinasty_and_St_Petersburg (4159 words)

	FT.com / Arts & weekend / Books - Smooth operator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Catherine did not like the latter, but saw in it a necessary stage for the display of herself to her subjects, aristocratic and peasant alike - a utilitarian spirit that she also applied to religious observance.
		Early on in her sojourn in Russia, she wrote to her father, Prince Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst, that the orthodox Christianity to which she converted from Lutheranism was one of high priestly ceremony and abasement of the faithful because of “the brutality of the people”.
		By this, she meant the Russians were so brutish that only vivid ceremonials and strict hierarchy could impress them into devotion.
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	Catherine the Great (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		She was born Princess Sophia August Frederika on May 2, 1729, in the Baltic seaport town of Stettin, then a part of German Pomerania.
		Her father was an obscure German military prince named Christian August, and her mother was Princess Joanna Elizabeth of Holstein-Gottorp.
		Her father was ruler of the tiny principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, but the greater part of his life was spent as an officer in the service of Prussia.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_24_70.html (529 words)

	History of the Johann Friedrich Mohr Family
		Christian Johannes Friedrich Mohr was born 11 September 1905 in Neumuenster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
		With this in mind, Christian Mohr and Eugene Irving Mohr visited the pastor of the Lutheran Church where Christian Mohr’s grandfather was born and baptized.
		Her father was Prince Christian August Anhalt-Zerbst, a general in the army of King Frederick William of Prussia.
	home1.gte.net /res1y70k/mohrhistory.htm (22941 words)

	holsteingottorp
		her grave (till 1946) in the Schlosskirche, Zerbst.
		her grave (since 1946) in the Bartholomaïkirche, Zerbst.
		grave of spouse (till 1946) in the Schlosskirche, Zerbst.
	www.royaltyguide.nl /families/oldenburg/holsteingottorp.htm (68 words)

	RUSNET.NL :: Encyclopedia :: C :: Catherine II
		Russian in full Yekaterina Alekseyevna, byname Catherine The Great, Russian Yekaterina Velikaya, original name Sophie Friederike Auguste, Prinzessin (princess) Von Anhalt-Zerbst, German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96), who led the country into full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great.
		Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst was the daughter of an obscure German prince, Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst, but she was related through her mother to the dukes of Holstein.
		At the age of 14 she was chosen to be the wife of Karl Ulrich, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, grandson of Peter the Great and heir to the throne of Russia as the Grand Duke Peter.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/c/print/catherine_II.shtml (644 words)

	Stella Polaris
		And on August 21st, 1745, the people of Finland have all the more reason to feel proud of their new status, as the Cathedral of Åbo hosts a grand, fabulous wedding.
		On August 1749, Elizaveta inquires whether stationing Russian troops in Finland would be necessary, but Fredenstjerna manages to convince the Empress that such a move would be only counterproductive, and that the defence of Finland would be best left to the Finns themselves.
		Fully embracing Christian Wolff's idea of the pursuit of personal welfare and happiness on intellectual and physical level, the young Grand-Duchess has found her calling and won the admiration of everyone.
	www.uta.fi /~jj58679/polaris.html (19749 words)

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