Ascanian dynasty
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The Ascanian dynasty was a prominent medieval German noble house that ruled various territories including Saxony, Brandenburg, and Anhalt.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German noble house
ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ noble family ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Arms of the House of Ascania ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | abolition of German monarchies in 1918 ⓘ |
| endTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Germans ⓘ |
| hasAncestralSeat |
Aschersleben
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ballenstedt Castle ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Duchy of Anhalt
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Anhalt
House of Brandenburg-Ascania NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Saxe-Lauenburg ⓘ House of Saxe-Wittenberg ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Duke of Anhalt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Saxony ⓘ Elector of Saxony ⓘ Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ Prince of Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Middle High German ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Early New High German ⓘ |
| memberOf | high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ascania ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Albert the Bear
ⓘ
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxony ⓘ Henry I, Prince of Anhalt ⓘ John I, Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ Otto III, Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ Sigismund I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg ⓘ |
| region |
Anhalt
ⓘ
Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| ruled |
County of Weimar-Orlamünde
ⓘ
Duchy of Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony ⓘ Margraviate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
acquisition of the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1157
ⓘ
elevation of Saxe-Wittenberg to an electorate ⓘ loss of ducal Saxony after the Saxon ducal war ⓘ |
| startTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.