Biography
Wilhelm Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen, Fürst von Anhalt-Köthen, was born 3 August 1638 in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany to Ludwig I. von Anhalt-Köthen (1579-1650) and Sofie zur Lippe (1599-1654) and died 13 April 1665 Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Elisabeth Charlotte von Anhalt-Harzgerode (1647-1723) 25 August 1663 in Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
On his death without issue, the line of Anhalt-Köthen became extinct. His principality was inherited by his cousins and former regents, Lebrecht and Emmanuel of Anhalt-Plötzkau, who took the name of Anhalt-Köthen as the principal title of their family. Their former principality of Plötzkau was given to Victor Amadeus of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, from which it was originally extracted.
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