In the course of the partition he chose the Anhalt ancestral homeland north of the Harz mountain range around the Ascanian residence of Aschersleben (Ascharia), which he granted town privileges in 1266.
Seoses jagunemisega valis ta Anhalti põlisvaldused Harzi mägedest põhja pool ümber Askania residentsi Ascherslebeni (Ascharia), millele ta aastal 1266 linnaõigused andis.