Brief Life History of Bernhard III.
When Bernhard III. von Anhalt-Sachsen was born in 1140, in Dresden, Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany, his father, Albrecht I. 'der Bär' Markgraf von Brandenburg, was 40 and his mother, Sophie von Winzenburg, was 32. He married Judith of Poland in 1169, in Poznań, Greater Poland, Poland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 February 1212, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ballenstedt, Ballenstedt, Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Bernhard III Duke of Saxony Count of Anhalt - Published information: birth-name: bernhard III prince of sachsen anhalt
- Bernhard III von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Genealogics - Bernhard III von Sachsen
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Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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