Anhalt-Aschersleben
The Principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben was a German territory that existed from 1252 to 1315.
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In 1252 the principality was created by dividing the principality of Anhalt into Anhalt-Aschersleben, Anhalt-Bernburg and Anhalt-Köthen . The seat was the (not preserved) count's castle in front of the city, initially possibly also the small remains of the Fliehburg on the Wolfsberg .
After the ruling princely family died out 63 years later, in 1315 with Otto II , the former principality was transferred to the bishops of Halberstadt . With this it fell to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1648 .
The capital of the principality was Aschersleben .
The sovereigns were the princes of Anhalt-Aschersleben .
Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben
- 1252–1266 Heinrich II. , The fat
- 1266–1305 Otto I.
- 1266–1283 Heinrich III. (Co-regent of his brother Otto I.)
- 1305–1315 Otto II.
literature
- Hans Peper: The Aschersleben line of the Ascanians: Heinrich II., Otto I., Otto II. (1233-1315) A contribution to the history of the Anhalt Princely House (dissertation), pages 22,59,61-64, Ballenstedt 1912.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Family tree of the House of Anhalt-Askanien ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed July 23, 2008.
