- Born on April 18, 1861 in Dessau
- Deceased on September 13, 1918 in Berchtesgaden, at the age of 57 years
Parents
- Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau (1831 - 1904), Herzog von Anhalt
- Antoinette von Sachsen-Altenburg (1838 - 1908)
Family
- Married on February 6, 1895, with Luise von Sachsen-Altenburg (1873 - 1953), issuing
Friederike (1896 - 1896)- Léopold (1897 - 1898)
- Maria Auguste (1898 - 1983)
- Joachim Ernst (1901 - 1947)
- Eugen (1903 - 1980)
- Wolfgang (1912 - 1936)