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Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt

Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (died 1983)

Born
June 10, 1898
Died
May 22, 1983
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1898

About Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt

Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt was the daughter of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, and his wife, Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. She married and divorced a son of Kaiser Wilhelm II, then married and divorced a baron. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. Her maternal grandparents were Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen. Marie-Auguste was an elder sister of Prince Joachim Ernst, who would become the last Duke of Anhalt for a few months in 1918.

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The world when Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt was born

Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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