Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben
He was the youngest son of Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben, by his wife Matilda, daughter of Otto the Child, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.After the death of his father in 1266, Henry and his older brother Otto inherited the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben; but because they were still underage, their mother Matilda acted as regent until they were proclaimed adults in 1270.Destined for the church at a very young age, he became a canon at Magdeburg in 1274 and provost of St. Blasius at Brunswick in 1281.Henry co-ruled with his brother until 1283, when he renounced all his rights over Aschersleben in Otto's favor.In 1305 Henry was elected Archbishop of Magdeburg and was formally installed in 1306.