Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
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Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen was an early 18th-century German ruler best known as the music-loving patron who employed Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen canonical | 7 |
| Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen | 3 |
| Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (the Younger) | 2 |
| Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen | 1 |
| Prince of Anhalt-Köthen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2507167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen Context triple: [Cöthen court, residenceOf, Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen]
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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a minor German prince and Prussian general of the 18th century best known as the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.
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Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, was an 18th-century German prince known for his military alliances—particularly supplying troops to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War—and for his conversion to Catholicism despite ruling a predominantly Protestant territory.
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Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff was an 18th-century Prussian architect and painter best known for shaping the Rococo architectural style in Prussia and designing major buildings in Berlin and Potsdam.
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Philip Christoph
Philip Christoph was a 17th-century German nobleman and soldier, best known for his mysterious disappearance in 1694 amid a scandalous affair with Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
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Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was an 18th-century German prince of the Ernestine Wettin line, noted as the ruler of the small Thuringian duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and the father of Princess Augusta, who became Princess of Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen Target entity description: Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen was an early 18th-century German ruler best known as the music-loving patron who employed Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister.
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A.
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a minor German prince and Prussian general of the 18th century best known as the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.
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B.
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, was an 18th-century German prince known for his military alliances—particularly supplying troops to Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War—and for his conversion to Catholicism despite ruling a predominantly Protestant territory.
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C.
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff was an 18th-century Prussian architect and painter best known for shaping the Rococo architectural style in Prussia and designing major buildings in Berlin and Potsdam.
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D.
Philip Christoph
Philip Christoph was a 17th-century German nobleman and soldier, best known for his mysterious disappearance in 1694 amid a scandalous affair with Sophia Dorothea of Celle.
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E.
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was an 18th-century German prince of the Ernestine Wettin line, noted as the ruler of the small Thuringian duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and the father of Princess Augusta, who became Princess of Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German prince
ⓘ
patron of music ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1694-11-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Köthen ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness (unspecified in most sources) ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| child |
Emmanuel Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
ⓘ
Gisela Agnes, Princess of Anhalt-Cöthen ⓘ Leopoldine Marie, Princess of Anhalt-Cöthen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| courtChapelType | largely secular court chapel ⓘ |
| courtLocation | Köthen ⓘ |
| courtReligion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1725-06-11 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1728-11-19 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Köthen ⓘ |
| education | received princely education suitable for a German territorial ruler ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Christian Ferdinand Abel
ⓘ
Johann Ludwig Krebs (as part of Bach’s circle) ⓘ Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| endOfReign | 1728 ⓘ |
| era | Baroque period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| father |
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
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| fullName | Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Leopold ⓘ |
| knownFor |
employing Johann Sebastian Bach as Kapellmeister
ⓘ
supporting instrumental and secular music at his court ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Ascania ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| mother | Gisela Agnes of Rath ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
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| notableWork | Patronage of Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| patronagePeriodOfBach | 1717–1723 ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Baroque music
ⓘ
Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen
colonel in the Prussian army ⓘ |
| reignedOver |
Anhalt-Cöthen
ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Anhalt-Cöthen
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| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| servedIn | Prussian Army ⓘ |
| sibling | Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen ⓘ |
| spouse | Frederica Henriette of Anhalt-Bernburg ⓘ |
| startOfReign | 1704 ⓘ |
| styleOfRule | absolutist territorial prince within the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| successor | Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen (the Younger) / his son Emmanuel Ludwig’s line (depending on succession interpretation) ⓘ |
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Subject: Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen Description of subject: Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen was an early 18th-century German ruler best known as the music-loving patron who employed Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister.
Referenced by (14)
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