 Certainly, Aribert was known to holiday on Capri, an island with a reputation for attracting homosexual liaisons.When his nephew, Joachim Ernst, succeeded his father as Duke of Anhalt on 13 September 1918, Prince Aribert was appointed regent due to the young age of Joachim Ernst.Aribert's brief regency came to an end on 12 November 1918 when he abdicated in the name of his nephew following the German revolution.