Deaths on June 12

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben

Died on June 12, 1266

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (b. 1215)

Henry II, Prince of Anhalt-Aschersleben (1215 – 12 June 1266) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben.

He was the eldest son of Henry I, Count of Anhalt (who was raised to the rank of prince in 1218), by his wife Irmgard, daughter of Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia.

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