Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
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Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (died 27 February 1404) 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 Bernhard III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
, by his third wife Matilda, daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen.
and Henry IV
, he only took possession of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg when Henry died in 1374. Alongside his princely title, he also assumed the style "Lord of Bernburg".
On his death, Otto was succeeded by his nephew Bernhard V
, son of the late Henry IV, and by his youngest son Otto IV
, who ruled jointly with Bernhard.
Before 1391 Otto married for a second time to Lutrudis (d. aft. 2 July 1426), daughter of Gebhard IV, Count of Mansfeld-Querfurt. They had one daughter:
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 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 third wife Matilda, daughter of Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen.
Life
Bypassed in his rights of inheritance during the life of his older half-brothers 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....
and 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....
, he only took possession of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg when Henry died in 1374. Alongside his princely title, he also assumed the style "Lord of Bernburg".
On his death, Otto was succeeded by his nephew 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 the late Henry IV, and by his youngest son Otto IV
Otto IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Otto IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.He was the youngest son of Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, by his unknown first wife.-Life:...
, who ruled jointly with Bernhard.
Marriages and Issue
By his unknown first wife, Otto had two sons:- Bernhard VI, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgBernhard VI, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgBernhard 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:...
(d. 2 February 1468). - Otto IV, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgOtto IV, Prince of Anhalt-BernburgOtto IV, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.He was the youngest son of Otto III, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, by his unknown first wife.-Life:...
(d. 1 May 1415).
Before 1391 Otto married for a second time to Lutrudis (d. aft. 2 July 1426), daughter of Gebhard IV, Count of Mansfeld-Querfurt. They had one daughter:
- Matilda (d. CoswigCoswigCoswig can refer to two towns in Germany, both on the river Elbe:*Coswig, Saxony, in the district of Meißen, Saxony*Coswig, Anhalt, in the district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt...
, bef. 1432), married aft. 1413 to George I, Prince of Anhalt-DessauGeorge I, Prince of Anhalt-DessauGeorge I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau....
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