Henry IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
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Henry IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (died 7 July 1374) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
.
He was the second son of Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
, by his first wife Agnes, daughter of Rudolf I, Elector of Saxony.
as ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg, he only assumed rule of the principality when Bernhard died in 1354. In addition to his princely title, he also adopted the style "Lord of Bernburg".
. They had three children:
After his death, his son Bernhard was bypassed in his rights over Bernburg in favor of Henry's younger half-brother Otto
, who succeeded him.
Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Bernburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and a duchy of the German Confederation ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Bernburg in present-day Saxony-Anhalt...
.
He was the second son of Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
, by his first wife Agnes, daughter of Rudolf I, Elector of Saxony.
Life
Bypassed by his older brother Bernhard IVBernhard IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
as ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg, he only assumed rule of the principality when Bernhard died in 1354. In addition to his princely title, he also adopted the style "Lord of Bernburg".
Marriage and issue
Henry married Sophie, possibly a member of the House of StolbergHouse of Stolberg
The counts of Stolberg are members of a large German noble family that has many branches.- History :There are over ten different theories about the origin of the counts of Stolberg, but none has been become commonly accepted. However, it is most likely that they are descended from the counts of...
. They had three children:
- Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgBernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgBernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
(died 24 June 1420). - Rudolph (III) (died 28 November 1406), Bishop of HalberstadtHalberstadtHalberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Half-Timbered House Road and the Magdeburg–Thale railway....
(1401–1406). - Adelheid (died aft. 2 February 1374), Abbess of GernrodeGernrodeGernrode is a town and a former municipality in Germany, in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. The town was first mentioned in 961 and became a city in 1539. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Quedlinburg...
(1348–1374).
After his death, his son Bernhard was bypassed in his rights over Bernburg in favor of Henry's younger half-brother Otto
Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
, who succeeded him.