Name | Anhalt |
Alt names | Herzogtum Anhalt | source: Full German name | | Duchy of Anhalt | source: Wikipedia | | Free State of Anhalt | source: Wikipedia |
Type | Duchy, Former state |
Coordinates | 51.971111°N 11.47°E |
Located in | Germany (1863 - 1918) |
See also | Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany | name after 1945 |
Note: In keeping with the 1900-rule at WeRelate, places in Germany are organized as they were in 1900 when Germany was known as the German Empire.
In 1900, Anhalt was a duchy, also recognized as a state (land), in the German Empire.
Timeline
- 1806 - Napoleon elevates Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen to duchies
- 1863 - the Duchy of Anhalt is formed by uniting the 3 duchies above
- 1918 - Anhalt becomes a state within the Weimar Republic and becomes known as the "Free State of Anhalt"
- 1945 - Anhalt becomes united with the Prussian parts of Saxony and becomes known as the federal state of "Saxony-Anhalt"
- 1952 - "Saxony-Anhalt" is dissolved as a federal state
- 1990 - "Saxony-Anhalt" is reestablished as a federal state in Germany
Resources
- Wikipedia: Duchy_of_Anhalt
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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