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Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau 1676-1747

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.
Artist: Carl Albrecht
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Size 19 x 27.5 cms
Price £28.00

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