Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Member of the House of Ascania
Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister between 1717 and 1723. Wikipedia
Born: November 29, 1694, Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Died: November 19, 1728 (age 33 years), Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Spouse: Charlotte Fredericka (m. 1725) and Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg (m. 1721–1723)
Great-grandparents: Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Plötzkau, Heinrich von Wuthenau, Henry Ernest, Count of Stolberg, and more
Great grandchildren: Franz Johann George von Waldersee, Leopold I, Prince of Lippe, Prince Kasimir August of Lippe, and more