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Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (died 9 November 1307) was a German prince of the
House of Ascania The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt. The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schloss ...
and ruler of the principality of
Anhalt-Aschersleben Anhalt-Aschersleben was a short-lived principality of the Holy Roman Empire ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Aschersleben in present-day Saxony-Anhalt. It emerged as a subdivision from the Principality of Anhalt from 1252 to 131 ...
. He was the youngest son of
Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (1215 – 12 June 1266) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben. He was the eldest son of Henry I, Count of Anhalt (who was raised to the rank of pri ...
, by his wife Matilda, daughter of
Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded f ...
.


Life

After the death of his father in 1266, Henry and his older brother
Otto Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...
inherited the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben; but because they were still underage, their mother Matilda acted as regent until they were proclaimed adults in 1270. Destined for the church at a very young age, he became a canon at
Magdeburg Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdebur ...
in 1274 and provost of St. Blasius at Brunswick in 1281. Henry co-ruled with his brother until 1283, when he renounced all his rights over Aschersleben in Otto's favor. In 1305 Henry was elected
Archbishop of Magdeburg The Archbishopric of Magdeburg was a Roman Catholic archdiocese (969–1552) and Prince-Archbishopric (1180–1680) of the Holy Roman Empire centered on the city of Magdeburg on the Elbe River. Planned since 955 and established in 968, the Roman ...
and was formally installed in 1306. He died one year later. Princes of Anhalt-Aschersleben Archbishops of Magdeburg 1307 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Germany-noble-stub