Deaths on March 16

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Died on March 16, 1747

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (29 November 1690, in Dornburg – 16 March 1747, in Zerbst) was a German prince of the House of Ascania, and the father of Catherine the Great of Russia.

He was a ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Dornburg. From 1742, he was a ruler of the entire Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was also a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall.

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Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

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Events on 1747

31 Jan

London Lock Hospital
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
14 May

First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
25 Oct

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

Deaths on March 16

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Died on March 16, 1747

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