Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

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1676 – 1747

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Who was Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau?

Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau from 1693 to 1747. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army. Nicknamed "the Old Dessauer", he possessed only modest abilities as a field commander, but was a talented drillmaster who modernized the Prussian infantry.

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