Waldemar V, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
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Waldemar V, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (died 1436) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen.
He was the second son of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, by his first wife Elisabeth, daughter of .
Life[]
Under the terms of the family law of the House of Ascania, Waldemar inherited Anhalt-Köthen jointly with his older brother Adolph I after the death of their father in 1423, without a division of territories. The brothers served as co-rulers until Waldemar's death; because Waldemar's only son was ordained a priest, Adolph became the sole ruler of the principality.
Marriage and issue[]
In 1420 Waldemar married Sophie, daughter of , by his wife Elisabeth of Querfurt, who had the previous year become the second wife of Waldemar's father Albert IV; in consequence, the spouses were step-siblings. They had two children:
- John III (d. 1463), canon at Magdeburg and Halberstadt, who renounced all his rights after the death of his father.
- Elisabeth (d. aft. 1490), a nun at Derenburg.
Waldemar's widow Sophie went on to marry Albert V, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, a relative of her first husband.
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