Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (d. 24 June 1420), was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.

He was the eldest son of Henry IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg by his wife Sophie, a possible member of the House of Stolberg.

Life

After the death of his father (1374), Bernhard was bypassed during the rule of his uncle Otto III. When he died in 1404, he finally took possession of the principality of Anhalt-bernburg, but he was compelled to co-rule with his youngest cousin Otto IV until his death in 1415. Bernhard's sole ruling lasted only five years

On his death without male issue, he was succeeded by his cousin Bernhard VI, eldest son of Otto III.

Marriage and Issue

In 8 September 1396, Bernhard married with Elisabeth (d. 1426), daughter of Ulrich III, Count of Honstein-Kelbra. Both spouses were great-great-grandchildren of Bernhard I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg -through his children Sophie and Bernhard II-. This marriage only produced a daughter:
#Adelheid (d. aft. 1434), married bef. 24 March 1415 to Maurice IV, Count of Spiegelberg.