Albert II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst - Marriages and Issue

Marriages and Issue

On 2 September 1324 Albert married Agnes (d. bef. 25 January 1337), daughter of Wizlaw III, Duke of Rügen. The union was childless.

In ca. 1337 Albert married for a second time to Beatrix (d. aft. 26 February 1345), daughter of Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg. Her paternal grandmother Agnes of Habsburg was a daughter of Rudolph I, Holy Roman Emperor. The spouses were distantly related: Beatrix's great-grandfather Albert I, Duke of Saxony, was a brother of Henry I, Count of Anhalt, Albert's great-great-grandfather. They had five children:

  1. A daughter (d. ca. 1353), who married Albert VII, Count of Barby-Mühlingen.
  2. Judith (d. 23 February 1381), married on 11 March 1358 to Burkhard XII, Burggrave of Magdeburg, Count of Retz, and Lord of Kaya.
  3. Albert III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. ca. 1 August 1359).
  4. Rudolph (II) (d. 3 September 1365), Bishop of Schwerin (1365).
  5. John II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 11 April 1382).
Preceded by
Albert I		 Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
with Waldemar I ;
with Albert III in 1359
1316–1362		 Succeeded by
John II
Persondata
Name Albert Ii, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Alternative names
Short description German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death 17 July 1362
Place of death

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