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Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 7 January 1368), was German prince member of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst.
He was the youngest son of Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst by his second wife Agnes, daughter of Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal.
Life
After the death of his father in 1316, the young Waldemar and his older brother Albert II were put under the custody of their maternal uncle Waldemar, margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. When both brothers reached adulthood, they co-ruled the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. Waldemar made his residence in Dessau and Albert in Zerbst-Köthen.
In 1359 her nephew Albert III was also made co-ruler by his father, but he soon died. Three years later (1362), Albert II died and Waldemar was now a co-ruler of his youngest nephew John II.
Six years later, Waldemar died, leaving his only son Waldemar II as the new co-ruler of John II.