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The duchy was located between the Harz Mountains in the west and the River Elbe and beyond to the Fläming Heath in the east. The territory was once ruled by the House of Ascania, and is now part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt .
- 3,800 km² (1,500 sq mi)
- Dessau (when united)
The Anhalt territory stretched from the Harz mountain range in the west to the Elbe River and beyond to the Fläming Heath in the east. Upon the 1315 loss of Anhalt-Aschersleben, the lands around Ballenstedt formed a western exclave. The area of the later duchy was 906 sq mi (2,300 km 2 ).
RulerBornReignDeathc.11001123-117018 November 1170c.11341170-12122 February 121211701212-1252125212151252-126612 June 1266- Principality
- Dessau (when united)
- Principality
- Middle Ages
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The duchy was located between the Harz Mountains in the west and the River Elbe and beyond to the Fläming Heath in the east. The territory was once ruled by the House of Ascania, and is now part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Apr 12, 2024 · Historical Background. The Duchy of Anhalt was a historical German duchy. The territory is now part of the federal state of Saxony-Anhaly (Sachsen-Anhalt). Anhalt’s origins lie in the Principality of Anhalt, a state of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1806, Napoleon elevated the states of Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen to duchies.
Anhalt-Köthen was created a second time in 1603, when Anhalt was again divided. In 1806, Anhalt-Köthen was raised to a duchy. With the death of Duke Henry on 23 November 1847, the Anhalt-Köthen line became extinct and its territories were united to Anhalt-Dessau by patent of 22 May 1853. [1]
- Principality
- Middle Ages
Duchy of Anhalt. Herzogtum Anhalt. House of Ascania. Anhalt is a historical county (after 1806 duchy) in Germany, locate between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe in Middle Germany. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. During the 9th century, the area was part of the Duchy of Saxony. In the 12th century, it came under the rule ...
Territorially the duchy of Anhalt was divided into two major parts (the eastern one comprising Zerbst, Dessau, Köthen [Cöthen], and Bernburg, the western one being centred on Ballenstedt) and five smaller ones, all of them enclaves within the geographic boundaries of the Prussian province of Saxony.