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2 unusual facts about Gisela Agnes of Rath


Gisela Agnes of Rath

In 1699, Emmanuel Lebrecht gave her the castle, city and district of Nienburg as a personal possession for life.

Gisela Agnes of Rath (9 October 1669 in Kleinwülknitz, now part of Köthen – 12 March 1740 in Nienburg) was Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen by marriage from 1692.


Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

When Emmanuel Lebrecht was still a young prince, he fell in love with Gisela Agnes of Rath (b. Klein-Wülknitz near Köthen, 9 October 1669 - d. Nienburg, 12 March 1740), of an old noble family of Anhalt.


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