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Adolph I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

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22: 188:, in 1471. Under the terms of this contract, George I would inherit half of Anhalt-Köthen as "Mitherr" (co-ruler) and the other half would be given to the long-excluded Albert VI. Shortly after, George renounced his rights in favor of his oldest son 43: 94: 66: 301: 189: 176:
All three of Adolph's surviving sons entered the priesthood; after them, the only remaining heirs to the principality were Adolph's half-brother
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After the death of his father in 1423, Adolph succeeded him in Anhalt-Köthen with his second brother
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Thirty-five years later, in 1508, the only two surviving males of the family,
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on 2 November 1442 Adolph married Cordula (died 1 June 1508), daughter of
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