House of Ascania

E272011

dynasty noble family

The House of Ascania was a prominent German noble dynasty that ruled various principalities and duchies, including Anhalt and Brandenburg, from the Middle Ages into the modern era.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
House of Ascania canonical	29
House of Ascania rulers of Anhalt	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ
coatOfArms	Bear of Anhalt ⓘ Saxon shield with crancelin ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
dissolutionReason	abolition of German monarchies in 1918 ⓘ
endTime	20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	German ⓘ
hasBranch	Anhalt-Bernburg ⓘ Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ Anhalt-Cöthen ⓘ surface form: Anhalt-Köthen Anhalt-Zerbst ⓘ Saxe-Lauenburg ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg ⓘ surface form: Saxe-Wittenberg
hasMainTerritory	Anhalt ⓘ Ballenstedt ⓘ surface form: Ballendstedt Bernburg ⓘ Brandenburg ⓘ Dessau ⓘ Köthen ⓘ Lauenburg ⓘ Saxe-Lauenburg ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg ⓘ surface form: Saxe-Wittenberg Saxony ⓘ Wittenberg ⓘ Zerbst ⓘ
namedAfter	Ascania ⓘ Aschersleben ⓘ
notableMember	Albert the Bear ⓘ Bernhard III, Duke of Saxony ⓘ Catherine the Great’s father Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst ⓘ Henry I, Prince of Anhalt ⓘ surface form: Henry I, Count of Anhalt John II, Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau ⓘ
originatesFrom	Ballenstedt ⓘ
religion	Lutheranism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ruled	Duchy of Anhalt ⓘ Duchy of Saxony ⓘ Margraviate of Brandenburg ⓘ Duchy of Anhalt ⓘ surface form: Principality of Anhalt
significantEvent	acquisition of Brandenburg by Albert the Bear in 1157 ⓘ elevation of Saxe-Wittenberg to an electorate in the 14th century ⓘ partition of Anhalt into multiple principalities ⓘ reunification of Anhalt in the 19th century ⓘ
startTime	11th century ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cöthen court → governedBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Zerbst → dynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Zerbst → ruledBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → nobleFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

Margrave of Brandenburg → hasTitleHolder → House of Ascania ⓘ

Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst → dynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst → rulingFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst → memberOf → House of Ascania ⓘ

Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst → nobleFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen → memberOfDynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Cöthen → hasDynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Cöthen → ruledBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt → namedAfter → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt → ruledBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen → memberOf → House of Ascania ⓘ

Louise, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau → marriedInto → House of Ascania ⓘ

Duchy of Anhalt → rulingDynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

Duchy of Lauenburg → wasRuledBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → partOf → House of Ascania ⓘ

Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst → usedBy → House of Ascania ⓘ

John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → memberOf → House of Ascania ⓘ

John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → nobleFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Bernburg → rulingHouse → House of Ascania ⓘ

Anhalt-Bernburg → dynasty → House of Ascania ⓘ

John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → noble family → House of Ascania ⓘ

John V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst → part of → House of Ascania ⓘ

this entity surface form: House of Ascania rulers of Anhalt

John I, Margrave of Brandenburg → nobleFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

John I, Margrave of Brandenburg → memberOf → House of Ascania ⓘ

Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg → nobleFamily → House of Ascania ⓘ

Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg → house → House of Ascania ⓘ