Duchy of Anhalt 1863-1918 (Germany)

Herzogtum Anhalt, Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau, Herzogtum Anhalt-Dessau

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by Marcus Schmöger
Flag adopted 1863, readopted 1919, abolished 1935, used unofficially 1990

• Introduction
• Civil and State Flag 1863-1935 (Landesflagge and Landesfarben)
• Ducal Standard 1863-1918 (Herzogsstandarte)
• Duchies of Anhalt-Bernburg 1830-1863, Anhalt-Dessau 1813-1863 and Anhalt-Köthen 1813-1847

See also:

• Historical Flags (Saxony-Anhalt / Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)
• City of Bernburg (Saxony-Anhalt / Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)
• Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)

Other sites:

• Coat-of-Arms of the Duchy of Anhalt (from Ströhl's Deutsche Wappenrolle, German text only) at the Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online
• Anhalt Coat-of-Arms at Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website

[Anhalt is a] small (pop. approx. 400,000) former German Duchy on [the River] Elbe southwest of Berlin. Founded 11th century, became principality 13th century, became duchies 1806-1807. After 500 years of varied divisions and borders, was united in 1570, then in the next generation [1603?] divided into 5 parts:

1. Anhalt-Dessau (-1918),
2. Anhalt-Bernburg (-1863),
3. Anhalt-Köthen (-1665 and 1818-47),
4. Anhalt-Zerbst (-1797), and
5. Anhalt-Plötzkau (-1665) then Anhalt-Köthen-Plötzkau (1665-1818).

1. Anhalt-Dessau (-1918),
2. Anhalt-Bernburg (-1863), and
3. Anhalt-Köthen (1818-47),