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How was Anhalt divided among Henry's sons after his death in 1252?
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Saxony-Anhalt
The cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.
Upon the death of Henry, the prince of Anhalt, in 1252, his three sons divided the Anhalt lands among themselves. This division inaugurated the three distinct lines of:
- Aschersleben
- Bernburg
- Zerbst
The Aschersleben line eventually died out in 1315, while the remaining territories underwent further divisions and consolidations in subsequent centuries.1