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House of Ascania
Anhalt
Country: Anhalt, Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxe-Lauenburg, Lüneburg, Russia
Titles: Count, Prince, Duke, Margrave, Empress
Founder: Esiko, Count of Ballenstedt
Final ruler: Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
Current head: Eduard, Prince of Anhalt
Founding year: 1036
Dissolution: 1918
Ethnicity: German

The House of Ascania (German: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. Anhalt is a historical County (after 1806 Duchy) in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern Germany. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 Lüneburg-Celle was a dynastic division of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the Holy Roman Empire. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Joachim Ernst Duke of Anhalt ( 11 January 1901 - 18 February 1947) was the last ruler of the Duchy of Anhalt. Prince Julius Eduard of Anhalt (Prinz Eduard Julius von Anhalt born 3 December 1941) is the head of the House of Ascania, the family which ruled the The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations It was also known as the House of Anhalt, after Anhalt, its longest possession. Anhalt is a historical County (after 1806 Duchy) in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe

The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, which is located near and named after Aschersleben. Aschersleben (ˈaʃɐsleːbən is a Town in the Salzlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The castle was seat of the County of Ascania, a title that was later subsumed into the titles of the princes of Anhalt.

The oldest known member of the House is Esiko, Count of Ballenstedt. He was first mentioned in 1036, and is assumed to have been a grandson (through his mother) of Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark. Odo I or Hodo I (also Huodo or Huoto; died 13 March 993) was the Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark from 965 until From Odo, the Ascanians inherited large properties in the Saxon Eastern March. The Saxon Eastern March or Ostmark (Sächsische Ostmark was a march of the Holy Roman Empire from the 10th until the 12th century

Esiko's grandson was Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, who died in 1123. Otto Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich (died 9 February 1123) was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly By Otto's marriage to Eilika, daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony, the Ascanians became heirs to half of the property of the House of Billung, former dukes of Saxony. Eilika of Saxony (c 1080 &ndash 16 January 1142) was the younger daughter of Magnus Duke of Saxony and Sophia (married 1071 daughter of Béla Magnus (c 1045 &ndash 23 August 1106) was the Duke of Saxony from 1072 to 1106 The House of Billung was a Dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 12th centuries The mediæval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian Stem duchy " covering the greater part of Northern Germany.

Otto's son, Albert the Bear, became, with the help of his mother's inheritance, the first Ascanian duke of Saxony in 1139. Albert the Bear (Albrecht der Bär c 1100&ndash18 November 1170 was the first Margrave of Brandenburg (as Albert I from 1157 to his death and was briefly Duke But he lost control of Saxony soon to the rival House of Guelph. See also Elder House of Welf The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European Dynasty that has included many German and British

However, Albert inherited the Margraviate of Brandenburg from its last Wendish ruler, Pribislav, in 1150, and became the first Ascanian margrave. The Margraviate of Brandenburg (Markgrafschaft Brandenburg was a major Principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1157 to 1806 Pribislav Henry (Pribislaw-Heinrich c 1075 &ndash 1150 was a Christian Prince and the last ruler of the Slavic Hevelli tribe in the Albert, and his descendants of the House of Ascania, then made considerable progress in Christianizing and Germanizing the lands. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. As a borderland between German and Slavic cultures, the country was known as a march. Mark from the Old English mearc and march (or various plural forms of these words derived from the Frankish word marka ("boundary" In 1320 the Brandenburg Ascanian line came to an end.

After the Emperor had deposed the Guelph rulers of Saxony in 1180, Ascanians returned to rule the Duchy of Saxony, which had been reduced to its eastern half by the Emperor. However, even in eastern Saxony, the Ascanians could establish control only in limited areas, mostly near the River Elbe. In the 13th century, the Principality of Anhalt was split off from the Duchy, and later, the remaining state was split into Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg. Anhalt is a historical County (after 1806 Duchy) in central Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a Town in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the Elbe The Ascanian dynasties in the two Saxon states became extinct in 1689 and in 1422, respectively, but Ascanians continued to rule in the smaller state of Anhalt and its various subdivisions until monarchy was abolished in 1918. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

List of states ruled by the House of Ascania

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