Elisabeth Strickrodt, Countess of Askanien, formerly Elisabeth, Duchess of Anhalt, (3 September 1903 – 5 January 1971) was a German actress and the first wife of Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt.

Elisabeth
Countess of Askanien
Born(1903-09-03)3 September 1903
Plauen, Kingdom of Saxony
German Empire
Died5 January 1971(1971-01-05) (aged 67)
Zehlendorf, Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Berlin, West Germany
Spouse
(m. 1927; div. 1929)
HouseAscania (by marriage)
FatherFerdinand August Kurt Strickrodt
MotherOttilie Franziska Elisabeth Wettstein

Biography

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Elisabeth Strickrodt was born on 3 September 1903 in Plauen to Ferdinand August Kurt Strickrodt, an opera singer, and Ottilie Franziska Elisabeth Wettstein.[citation needed] Strickrodt worked as an actress.[1]

On 3 March 1927 she married Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt at Ballenstedt Castle.[2] Prior to the marriage she was created Countess of Askanien.[citation needed] Upon her marriage she became the Duchess of Anhalt. These titles were not recognized by the German government, as royal and noble titles were abolished in 1919. She and Joachim Ernst divorced in 1929.

Strickrodt died on 5 January 1971 in Zehlendorf.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wilde, Dietrich (24 June 2019). In jenen Jahren. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 9783842353640 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Genealogía I (1991). Ediciones Hidalguia. 24 June 1992. ISBN 9788460081784 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Johann the Younger - wizg70.htm". hansdenyngre.dk.