John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

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Who was John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst?

John V of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. From 1544, he assumed rule of the re-created principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.

John was the second son of Ernest I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Margarete, daughter of Henry I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, and granddaughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia.

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Born
Sep 4, 1504
Dessau
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  • Germany
Died
Feb 4, 1551
Zerbst

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on July 23, 2013

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