Otto IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
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Otto IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (died 1 May 1415) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg
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He was the youngest son of Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
, by his unknown first wife.
) when he died in 1404, but was obliged to rule jointly with his cousin Bernhard V
, son of Henry IV
.
He died unmarried and childless and was succeeded by his cousin and co-ruler Bernhard V. Otto's older brother Bernhard VI could only take possession of Bernburg five years later, in 1420, after the death of Bernhard V.
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...
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He was the youngest son of Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
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....
, by his unknown first wife.
Life
Otto succeeded his father (bypassing his older brother BernhardBernhard VI, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard VI, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.He was the eldest son of Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, by his first unknown wife.-Life:...
) when he died in 1404, but was obliged to rule jointly with his cousin Bernhard V
Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
, son of Henry IV
Henry IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Henry IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
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He died unmarried and childless and was succeeded by his cousin and co-ruler Bernhard V. Otto's older brother Bernhard VI could only take possession of Bernburg five years later, in 1420, after the death of Bernhard V.