Alexander Karl of Anhalt-Bernburg ( German Alexander Carl von Anhalt-Bernburg ; March 2, 1805 , Ballenstedt - August 19, 1863 , Hoym ) - the last duke of Anhalt-Bernburg .
| Alexander Karl of Anhalt-Bernburg | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Alexius Friedrich Christian Anhalt-Bernburg | ||||||
| Successor | Leopold IV of Anhalt | ||||||
| Birth | March 2, 1805 Ballenstedt | ||||||
| Death | August 19, 1863 (58 years old) Haim | ||||||
| Kind | Askania | ||||||
| Father | Alexius Friedrich Christian Anhalt-Bernburg | ||||||
| Mother | Maria Frederic of Hesse-Kassel | ||||||
| Spouse | Frederic Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg | ||||||
| Children | no | ||||||
Biography
Alexander Karl is the son of Prince Alexius Friedrich Christian and Princess Maria Frederic of Hesse-Kassel . Inherited to his father in Anhalt-Bernburg on March 24, 1834. Under Alexander Karl, a railway was laid in Bernburg . Due to a progressive mental illness, the duke retired to Hoyme Castle, where he spent the last years of his life under medical supervision in the company of his chamberlain, artist Wilhelm von Kugelgen.
The wife of Alexander Karl Frederic Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg was appointed co-ruler.
Alexander Karl died without leaving any heirs. Thus, the Anhalt-Bernburg line died out, and the duchy departed Anhalt with its capital in Dessau .
Literature
- Gankevich V. Yu. Russian Knights of the Anhalt Order of Albrecht the Bear // News of the Chernigiv National Pedagogical University [Text]. Vip. 87. - No. 8. - Chernigiv: CDDPU, 2011. - P. 70 - 71. http://www.nbuv.gov.ua/portal/Soc_Gum/Vchdpu/ist/2011_87/Gank.pdf
- Johannes Werner und Paul Siegwart von Kügelgen (Hrsg.): Wilhelm von Kügelgen - Lebenserinnerungen des Alten Mannes, 1840-1867, Verlag KF Koehler, Leipzig 1923
- Alexander Boroffka: Die Geisteskrankheit des Herzogs Alexander Carl von Anhalt-Bernburg (1805-1863). Eine Psychopathographie, Bernburg 1995. (Hrsg .: Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Kulturstiftung Bernburg eV)