Anhalt (disambiguation)
Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Throughout history, the name Anhalt may refer to:
- Principality of Anhalt, state of the Holy Roman Empire, at times partitioned into:
- Duchy of Anhalt, formed in 1863 after the unification of the above entities
- the ruling House of Ascania, also known as House of Anhalt
- Free State of Anhalt, state of Germany formed in 1918 after the duchy was abolished
- The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Anhalt
Anhalt is also the surname of:
- Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1458–1526), Bishop of Merseburg
- Edna Anhalt (1914–1987), screenwriter
- Edward Anhalt (1914–2000), screenwriter, producer, and documentary film-maker
- Fred Anhalt (1896-1996), builder and contractor
- Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (born 1943), socialite
- Günther Anhalt (1906–1945), Waffen-SS officer
- Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (1679–1740), Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (1898–1983), wife of Prince Joachim of Prussia
See also
- Anholt (disambiguation)
- Anholt (Denmark), a small island in the Baltic Sea, sometimes rendered as "Anhalt" in English.
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