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Anhalt
drawn on the map 1783–1814
An Ascanian principality in central Germany (the ancestral Ascanian lands around Aschersleben/Ballenstedt), repeatedly partitioned into lines such as Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt-Köthen, and reunited as the Duchy of Anhalt in 1863. The Ascanians here were the senior line of the dynasty that once held Saxony and Brandenburg.
- Shown on the map
- 1783–1814
- Peak area
- 2k km²
- Region
- Europe
Overview
An Ascanian principality in central Germany (the ancestral Ascanian lands around Aschersleben/Ballenstedt), repeatedly partitioned into lines such as Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt-Köthen, and reunited as the Duchy of Anhalt in 1863. The Ascanians here were the senior line of the dynasty that once held Saxony and Brandenburg.
Common questions
- What was Anhalt?
- An Ascanian principality in central Germany (the ancestral Ascanian lands around Aschersleben/Ballenstedt), repeatedly partitioned into lines such as Anhalt-Dessau, Anhalt-Bernburg, and Anhalt-Köthen, and reunited as the Duchy of Anhalt in 1863. The Ascanians here were the senior line of the dynasty that once held Saxony and Brandenburg.
- When is Anhalt shown on the map?
- The border data draws Anhalt 1783–1814. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was Anhalt?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Anhalt covered about 2,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory, and this entry has no reference work to anchor on: the research could not confirm the territory as a distinct polity. The entry above sets out what is and is not established.
This entry was written from the sources above and last updated .
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