Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeist
Portrait of Leopold, early 18th century
Portrait of Leopold, 1710
Friederica Henrietta, Leopold's first wife
Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen was a princess of Anhalt-Köthen by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
…Henriette (b. Bernburg, 24 January 1702 – d. Köthen, 4 April 1723), daughter of Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. They had one daughter: Gisela Agnes (b. Köthen, 21 September 1722 – d. Dessau, 20 April 1751), married on 25 May 1737 to Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. Leopold apparently named his…
Portrait by Antoine Pesne