Henry I, Count of Anhalt

Henry I, Prince of Anhalt (* 1170, † 1252) was a reigning sovereign anhaltischer of the family of Ascanians.

Life

After the death of his father, Duke Bernhard III. in 1212 the country was, as in the Ascanians usual, divided between the two sons of the deceased: Henry took over the government in Anhalt and Albrecht took over the Saxon area. From 1218 Henry was probably raised to the rank of prince, because he participated in the held court days of the Hohenstaufen Frederick II part and minted coins. Already in 1215 he called himself in a castle made ​​out to Lopene at Raguhn certificate " prince of Anhalt".

Henry 's most famous Ministerialer was Eike von Repgow ( 1180 - after 1233 ) from Reppichau, who wrote the Mirror of Saxony at the request of Count Hoyer von Falkenstein and Hoyer in the above Deed of 1215 appeared as a witness.

As a minstrel Henry I in the early 14th century was recorded (erroneously as " Duke " ) in Heidelberg Manessische song manuscript that contains five of his songs of love, including the following, translated into New High German:

Marriage and issue

Henry I was married to Irmgard (c. 1197 † around 1244), a daughter of the Landgrave Hermann I of Thuringia and the Bavarian duke 's daughter Sophia.

The couple had the following children:

  • Henry II (* 1215, † after June 12, 1266 ) - called the "fats ", founder of the Ascherslebener line,
  • Jutta von Anhalt († after the May 14, 1277 ) - married on March 10, 1233 by Nicholas I of Werle,
  • Sophie ( † on November 23, 1272 ) - married 1232 with Otto I, Duke of Meranien, later with Siegfried Count of Regenstein, most recently with Otto I Count of Hadmersleben
  • Bernhard I (* 1218, † 1287 ) - founder of the Bernburger line,
  • Albrecht ( † 1245 ) - Franciscan monk,
  • Hermann ( † 1289 ) - provost of Halberstadt,
  • Magnus († after June 18, 1264 ) - dean of Lebus,
  • Otto ( † after the July 19, 1246 ) - Canon of Magdeburg,
  • Siegfried I ( * 1230, † after the March 25, 1298 ) - founder of the older Zerbst line,
  • Hedwig († December 21, 1259 ) - married 1242 Duke Boleslaw II of Silesia,
  • Gertrud († 1275 ) - Abbess of Gernrode ( 1260-1275 ).
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