Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt
- Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt
Frederick II (19 August 1856 - 22 April 1918) was a Duke of Anhalt.
He was born in Dessau the second son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. [cite book | title = Almanach de Gotha | date = 1858 | pages = 3 ] In 1863 his grandfather Leopold IV became Duke of the united Duchy of Anhalt following the death of the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. His father succeeded as Duke of Anhalt on 22 May 1871. Frederick became heir apparent and Hereditary Prince following the death of his brother Leopold on 2 February 1886. Frederick was married on 2 July 1889 at Karlsruhe to Princess Marie of Baden, elder sister of Prince Maximilian of Baden, 8th Chancellor of Germany. [cite book | title = Almanach de Gotha | date = 1910 | pages = 2 ]
On 24 January 1904 he succeeded his father as Duke of Anhalt. [cite news | title =Duke of Anhalt is dead | pages =7 | publisher =New York Times | date =1904-01-25 ] During his reign he was known for his love of music and maintained a Court Theatre which became celebrated throughout Europe. [cite news | title =Music-Loving Duke dead | pages =13 | publisher =New York Times | date =1918-04-23 ] He died at Ballenstedt Castle and was succeeded by his brother Eduard.
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