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Henry III, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (d. 9 November 1307), was a German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality 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.
Life
After the death of his father in 1266 Henry and his older brother Otto inherited his principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben; but because they still underage, their mother Matilda acted as regent until they were proclamed adults in 1275.
Henry co-ruled with his brother without further land divisions un til 1283, when he became a priest and renounced to all his rights over Aschersleben in his favor.
In 1305 Henry was elected Archbishop of Magdeburg. He died two years later.