Otto Aschersleben, Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, called Otto the Rich (died 9 February 1123), was the first Ascanian prince to call himself count of Anhalt, and was also briefly named duke of Saxony. [1] He was the father of Albert the Bear, who later conquered Brandenburg from the Slavs and called himself its first margrave. Otto was the eldest son of Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt and Adelheid, daughter of Otto I, Margrave of Meissen. After the death of his father-in-law, Magnus, Duke of Saxony, in 1106, Otto inherited a significant part of Magnus' properties, and hoped to succeed him as duke. However, Lothar of Supplinburg was named duke in his stead. In 1112, after Lothar had been banned, Otto was appointed duke of Saxony by Emperor Henry V; but in the same year, he came into a dispute with the emperor and was stripped of his ducal title. He now allied himself with Lothar, and helped Lothar defeat Hoyer I, Count of Mansfeld, who had been named duke of Saxony by the Emperor, in 1115.
Otto conquered the areas around Zerbst and Salzwedel from Slavs, and maintained Lothar's support once Lothar became king in 1125. He also claimed the County of Weimar-Orlamünde, of which his mother was the heir. He passed away in 1123.
Otto married Eilica, daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony, before 1095. They had the following children:
Albert the Bear (1100-1170)
Adelheid (died 1139), married Henry IV, Count of Stade, and in 1139, Werner, Count of Osterburg
Otto von Ballenstedt, der Reiche (b. um 1070; d. 9. Februar 1123) aus dem Geschlecht der Askanier war Graf von Ballenstedt und im Jahre 1112 für kurze Zeit Herzog von Sachsen.[1]
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LNAB should be Askanier. While that is derived from the Latinized name of the castle Aschersleben (Ascania or Aschania), the literature generally knows the family as Askanier.
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