Leopold I, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leopold_I,_Duke_of_Anhalt-Dessau
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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:nobleman
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Prussia
gptkbp:birthDate 3 July 1676
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Dessau
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Dessau
gptkbp:child gptkb:Leopold_II,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:deathDate 9 April 1747
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Dessau
gptkbp:father gptkb:John_George_II,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Ascania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leopold I, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Henriette_Catherine_of_Orange-Nassau
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:the_Old_Dessauer
gptkbp:notableFor reforms in the Prussian infantry
service in the Silesian Wars
service in the War of the Austrian Succession
service in the War of the Spanish Succession
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_George_II,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:reformed introduced close-order drill
introduced iron ramrods
introduced the oblique order
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Frederick_William_I_of_Prussia
gptkb:Frederick_II_of_Prussia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Louise_Föhse
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Leopold_II,_Prince_of_Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Anhalt-Dessau
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Ascania
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5