Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
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Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau was an 18th-century German prince and enlightened reformer best known for his progressive governance and for creating one of Europe’s earliest and most influential landscape garden ensembles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau canonical | 3 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German prince
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enlightened reformer ⓘ human ⓘ landscape garden designer ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1740-08-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Dessau
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Principality of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Holy Roman Empire
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Principality of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1817-08-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
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Wörlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | von Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Leopold III Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Franz
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Friedrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
agricultural modernization in Anhalt-Dessau
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improvement of infrastructure and roads ⓘ introduction of model farms ⓘ reforms of local administration ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English landscape garden movement
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Enlightenment philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creation of the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
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early abolition of serfdom in his territories ⓘ educational reforms ⓘ enlightened absolutism ⓘ one of Europe’s earliest landscape garden ensembles ⓘ patronage of science and arts ⓘ progressive governance ⓘ promotion of religious tolerance ⓘ social and economic reforms in Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mother | Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Ascania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
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Prince of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1817 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1751 ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dessau
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Wörlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Louise of Brandenburg-Schwedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
England
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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