John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
He was the eldest son of Karl William, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his wife Sophie, daughter of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.Life
In 1718, after the death of Karl William, John Augustus became prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
John Augustus married Fredericka, daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, on 25 May 1702 in Zerbst. They had no children. He married a second time to Hedwig Fredericka, daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen, on 8 October 1715 in Zerbst. This union was also childless.
Since John Augustus died without issue, the elder line of Anhalt-Zerbst became extinct. On his death, he was succeeded by his distant cousins, the princes of Anhalt-Dornburg.Ancestry
