Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg

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Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German Calvinist prince and statesman who became a leading political and military figure of the early Thirty Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Calvinist
German prince
human
military leader
statesman
advisorTo Frederick V, Elector Palatine
areaOfActivity diplomacy
military affairs
politics
birthDate 1568-05-11
birthPlace Bernburg
child Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1630-04-17
deathPlace Bernburg
ethnicGroup German
familyName Ascania
father Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
givenName Christian
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf House of Ascania
militaryRank general
mother Eleonore of Württemberg
movement Protestant Union
nobleFamily House of Ascania
nobleTitle Prince
notableFor Leadership in the Protestant Union of German princes
Leading political and military figure of the early Thirty Years' War
notableWork Command at the Battle of White Mountain
Diplomatic support for Frederick V of the Palatinate
Political leadership of the Protestant Union
Strategic planning for the Bohemian Revolt
participantIn Battle of White Mountain
Bohemian Revolt
Thirty Years' War
politicalAlignment Anti-Habsburg
Pro-Protestant
positionHeld Chief councillor to the Elector Palatine
Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Statthalter of the Upper Palatinate
religion Calvinism
Reformed Christianity
residence Bernburg Castle
spouse Anna of Bentheim-Tecklenburg
supported Bohemian Estates
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
title Count of Ascania
linked to: Ascania

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

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Battle of White Mountain commander Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg