Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt

Leopold Friedrich Franz Sieghard Hubertus Erdmann, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (11 April 1938 – 9 October 1963) was a claimant of the headship of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the Duchy of Anhalt until 1918, from 1947 until his death. His uncle Prince Eugen also claimed the headship of the house in 1947.

Life
He was born at Ballenstedt Castle, a castle belonging to the ducal family of Anhalt, as the eldest son of Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt and his second wife, Editha Marwitz (von Stephani, by adoption).

Prince Friedrich claimed to have succeeded his father as head of the Ducal House of Anhalt and titular Duke of Anhalt following his death in NKVD special camp number 2 (formerly Buchenwald concentration camp) as a prisoner of the Soviet Union on 18 February 1947. The succession of Prince Friedrich was disputed by his uncle, Prince Eugen, who also claimed the headship of the house after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst.

Prince Friedrich died on 9 October 1963 in Munich, after being involved in a car crash. Following his death, he was succeeded in his claim as head of the ducal house by his younger brother, Prince Eduard.