Bernhard I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg


Bernhard I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg.
He was the second son of Henry I, Count of Anhalt, by his wife Irmgard, daughter of Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia.

Life

After the death of Henry I in 1252, the surviving sons of the late prince divided his lands between them according to the laws of the House of Ascania. Bernhard received Bernburg.

Marriage and issue

In Hamburg on 3 February 1258, Bernhard married Princess Sophie, daughter of King Abel of Denmark. They had six children:
  1. John I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
  2. Albert, Bishop of Halberstadt
  3. Bernhard II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
  4. Henry, Prior of the Dominicans in Halberstadt
  5. Rudolph
  6. Sophie, married bef. 28 February 1282 to Count Dietrich II of Honstein.