Eduard, Prince of Anhalt

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Eduard
Prince of Anhalt
Born (1941-12-03) 3 December 1941 (age 82)
Ballenstedt, Anhalt (now Saxony-Anhalt), Germany
Spouse Corinne Krönlein
Issue Julia Katharina
Julia Eilika
Julia Felicitas
Full name
Julius Eduard Ernst August Erdmann
House House of Ascania
Father Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Mother Editha von Marwitz

Julius Eduard Prince of Anhalt (German: Julius Eduard Erdmann Ernst-August Prinz von Anhalt; born 3 December 1941), usually referred to as Prince Eduard, is the head of the House of Ascania,[1] the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918.

Early life and family

Eduard was born at Schloss Ballenstedt in Ballenstedt, in what is now the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, the youngest of the five children of the last reigning Duke of Anhalt, Joachim Ernst, and of his second wife Editha Marwitz (von Stephani, by adoption), natural daughter of Wilhelm Horn by Irmgard Marwitz.[2]

On 9 October 1963, Eduard's older brother Friedrich died childless in a car crash,[2] and Eduard succeeded him as head of the house of Ascania. He uses the title Prince of Anhalt,[1][3] but is referred to by others as Duke of Anhalt.[4][5] The succession of Eduard and his brother was disputed by their uncle Prince Eugen who also claimed the headship of house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst.[6][7] The death without male issue in 1980 of Prince Eugen left Prince Eduard as the sole claimant to the headship of the house.

Eduard lived in the United States for several years before returning to Germany in 1967. He has been a journalist and columnist for numerous German magazines. He has also hosted a television programme Adel verpflichet (Noblesse oblige) for RTL Television.[8] Subsequently, Anhalt became a frequent German television commentator for royal events.[9]

In 1978, Eduard wrote a book[10] about his family's traditions, Askanische Sagen Über die Entstehung der Deutschen (English: Ascanian Legends and the Origins of the Germans).[11] A revised and expanded edition of the book with the title Sagenhaftes Askanien: Geschichten und Legenden (English: Incredible Ascania, Stories and Legends) was published in 2004.[12]

In 1990, Eduard launched a lawsuit to regain ownership of his family property Schloss Ballenstedt, which had been confiscated by the Communist authorities in East Germany after World War II.[13]

Eduard gained international attention in August 2010 when he claimed to have advanced knowledge of the engagement of his distant cousin Prince William of Wales to Kate Middleton.[14] Although the British Royal family denied Eduard's claim with one source stating "This gentleman does not know what he is talking about,”[15] Prince William's wedding was indeed announced a few months later as Anhalt had suggested.[16]

Marriage and children

On 21 July 1980, in Munich, Eduard married Corinna Krönlein (born 19 August 1961) in a civil ceremony.[2] The couple renewed their vows in a religious ceremony on 7 June 1986 in S-charl, near Scuol, Switzerland. Eduard and Corinna have three children:

  • Julia Katharina (born 14 December 1980, Bad Tolz) married Marc Bernath.
    • Julius Maxime Laszlo[17] (born 21 Dec 2010, Munich)[3][18]
  • Julia Eilika Nicole (born 1 January 1985, Munich), has a son and a daughter with her partner, Fabian Harte.[3]
    • Leopold
    • Julia Philine (born 1 September 2013, Berlin)
  • Julia Felicitas Leopoldine Friederike Franziska (born 14 May 1993, Munich)

Eduard is the last male of what is considered the "House of Ascania". If Eduard dies without male issue, the House will be considered extinct. The male line of Ascanians survives, however, in the counts von Westarp, descendants of Prince Franz of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and his morganatic wife Karoline Westarp and the counts von Waldersee who descend from Count Franz Johann von Waldersee (1763–1823), illegitimate son of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1740–1817) and his mistress Eleonore Hofmeyer (1739–1816).

Honours

Eduard is Grand Master of the Order of Albert the Bear,[19] founded in 1836.[20] On 6 March 2007 he was invested with the insignia of a Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice, of Honour of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George by the Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria.[4]

Eduard has served as deputy chairman of the Société des Amis of the Almanach de Gotha.[5]

Ancestry

Family of Eduard, Prince of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Louise of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Eduard, Prince of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Wilhelm Horn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Editha Marwitz von Stephani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Irmgard Klara Franziska Marwitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Paul Theroff, An Online Gotha: Anhalt
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anhalt-Askanien: Family
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George H.H. The Duke of Anhalt Appointed Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice, of Honor
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Almanach de Gotha, Société des Amis de l'Almanach de Gotha at the Wayback Machine (archived February 11, 2006)
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  13. ↑ Serge Schmemann, "Evolution in Europe: A Prince, His Castle and the Tenants", New York Times ( 29 April 1990).
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  17. ↑ Die Töchter Anhalts, Mitteldeustche Zeitung. 2 February 2012. "Genau. Sie haben unseren Nachnamen bekommen."
  18. ↑ Royal News of 2011, Section I
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Eduard, Prince of Anhalt
Born: 3 December 1941
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Anhalt
9 October 1963 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Duchy abolished in 1918		 Incumbent
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