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'Anhalt-Dessau' was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being created in 1471. The principality was partitioned for a second time in 1544 with Anhalt-Zerbst, Anhalt-Plötzkau being createad. From 1561 until 1603 Anhalt-Dessau was under the rule of the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and in 1603 Anhalt-Dessau was recreated and it was raised to a duchy in 1807.
Following the death of the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1863 all of the Anhalt lands came under the rule of the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau who then took the new title of Duke of Anhalt for the newly created Duchy of Anhalt.

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Princes of Anhalt-Dessau 1396-1561

Princes of Anhalt-Dessau 1603-1807

Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau 1807-1863

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Princes of Anhalt-Dessau 1396-1561

★ Sigismund I 1396–1405

★ Waldemar V 1405–1417

★ Sigismund II 1405–1448

★ Albert VI 1405–1448

★ George I 1405–1471

★ Ernest I 1471–1516

★ George II 1471–1509

★ Sigismund III 1471–1487

★ Rudolph IV 1471–1510

★ John V 1516–1544

★ George III 1516–1544

★ Joachim I 1516–1561
''To Anhalt-Zerbst 1561''.

Princes of Anhalt-Dessau 1603-1807

★ John George I 1603–1618

★ John Casimir 1618–1660

★ John George II 1660–1693

★ Leopold I 1693–1747

★ Leopold II 1747–1751

★ Leopold III 1751–1807

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★ Prince Dietrich ''Regent'' 1751-1758
''Raised to Duchy 1807''.

Dukes of Anhalt-Dessau 1807-1863

★ Leopold III 1751–1817

★ Leopold IV 1817–1863
''Renamed Duchy of Anhalt 1863''.

Reference

★ Regnal chronology