George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
After the death of his father in 1474, George inherited Anhalt-Dessau alongside his older brothers Ernest I and Sigismund III and his younger brother Rudolph IV.Following the family law of the House of Ascania, this did not involve a division of the territories within the principality.In 1480 he was made "Lord of Hoym and Wörlitz" and appointed "Pfandherr of Crossen, Cottbus and Peitz," a post he held until 1508.She was almost twenty years his senior and their union was childless, although some sources assert the existence of a child who was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.On his death, George was succeeded by his surviving brothers and co-rulers Ernest I and Rudolph IV.