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troops went into winter quarters as well. The Prince of Dessau took part in Frederick William's retaliatory campaign in 1675, which resulted in the
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After the death of his father on 15 July 1660, John George took over the government of Anhalt-Dessau. He also inherited his family's claim on
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with the emperor Leopold, although his main aim was to advise against another French war. The prince reaffirmed Brandenburg's alliance with
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in the face of French aggression. John George was chosen to lead the largely unsuccessful campaign, which led
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on 7 August 1693. He was succeeded as prince of Anhalt-Dessau by his eldest surviving son,
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Johanna Charlotte, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, then Abbess of Herford
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to invade Brandenburg; after dispersing John George's small force, the
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in 1674, most of Frederick William's army went into winter quarters in
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married on 3 September 1687 to Prince Jerzy Radziwiłł, Duke of Olyka.
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The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich
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John George made his military career in the service of the
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Frederick Casimir, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
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Frederick Casimir, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
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While campaigning against the French for control of
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Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
John Casimir
Leopold I
Dessau
Principality of Anhalt-Dessau
Berlin
Henriette Catherine of Nassau
Issue
Elisabeth Albertine, Abbess of Herford, then Countess of Barby
Henriette Amalie, Princess of Nassau-Dietz
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Johanna Charlotte, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, then Abbess of Herford
House
Ascania
John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Agnes of Hesse-Kassel
House of Ascania
Anhalt-Dessau
Fruitbearing Society
field marshal
Brandenburg-Prussia

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