ASCANIAN DYNASTY
1134 - 1918
 

The founder of the Ascanian Dynasty was Albert I the Bear.

The name Ascanian derives from Aschersleben, a city in Germany where the counts of Ballenstedt had their castle.

The rule of the Ascanian Dynasty ended in 1918, when Anhalt became part of the German Reich.

And this is the map of the Ascanian possessions around 1300:

Holy Roman Empire 1138-1254
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