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John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. Zerbst, 29 July 1677 - d. Zerbst, 7 November 1742), was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
He was the eldest son of Karl William, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst by his wife Sophie, daughter of August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.
Life
In 1718, after the death of his father, John Augustus succeeded him in Anhalt-Zerbst.
In Zerbst on 25 May 1702 John Augustus married firstly with Fredericka (b. Gotha, 24 March 1675 - d. Karlsbad, 28 May 1709), daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. They had no children.
In Zerbst on 8 October 1715 John Augustus married secondly with Hedwig Fredericka (b. Weiltingen, 18 October 1691 - d. Zerbst, 14 August 1752), daughter of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Württemberg-Weiltingen. Like his first marriage, this union was childless too.
Without issue, with him the elder line of Anhalt-Zerbst became extinct. On his death, John Augustus was succeeded by his cousins, the Princes of Anhalt-Dornburg.