Louis Augustus, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
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| Duke of Anhalt-Köthen | |||||
Louis Augustus, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1802-1818) | |||||
| Duke of Anhalt-Köthen | |||||
| Reign | 5 May 1812 – 18 December 1818 | ||||
| Predecessor | Augustus Christian Frederick | ||||
| Successor | Frederick Ferdinand | ||||
| Regent | Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1812–1817) Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau (1817–1818) | ||||
| Born | 20 September 1802 Köthen, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 18 December 1818 (aged 16) Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Confederation | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Prince Louis of Anhalt-Köthen | ||||
| Mother | Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (Köthen, 20 September 1802 – Leipzig, 18 December 1818), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Köthen.
He was the second (but only surviving son) of Prince Louis of Anhalt-Köthen by his wife Princess Luise Karoline Theodora Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of the later (1806) Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine.