Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben
- Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben
Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (d. 9 November 1307), was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben.
He was the youngest son of Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben by his wife Matilda, daughter of Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Life
After the death of his father in 1266 Henry and his older brother Otto inherited his principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben; but because they still underage, their mother Matilda acted as regent until they were proclamed adults in 1270.
Destinated to the church very young, he became a Canon at Magdeburg in 1274 and Provost of St. Blasii at Brunswick in 1281.
Henry co-ruled with his brother without further land divisions un til 1283, renounced to all his rights over Aschersleben in his favor.
In 1305 Henry was elected Archbishop of Magdeburg and was formally installed in 1306. He died one year later.
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