Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau [SEP] noble family
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (3 July 1676 – 7 April 1747) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a "Generalfeldmarschall" in the Prussian army. Nicknamed "the Old Dessauer" (German: "der alte Dessauer"), he possessed good abilities as a field commander, but was mainly remembered as a talented drillmaster who modernized the Prussian infantry.
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As a surname The family of Anhalt-Dessau.
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