Leopold of AnhaltKthen was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of AnhaltKthen. Today, he is best remembered for employing Johann Sebastian Bach as his Kapellmeister between 1717 and 1723.
He was born at Kthen, the second son of Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of AnhaltKthen, by his wife Gisela Agnes of Rath.
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