Otto II (died 8 November 1111) was a (Count) of Habsburg and one of the founding members of the
Habsburg family. He was the son of
Werner I, Count of Habsburg
Werner I, Count of Klettgau was a nobleman and an early member of the House of Habsburg. He was an ancestor of King Rudolph I of Germany.
Werner was sometimes called Werner the Pious. His father was Radbot of Klettgau, and his mother was Ida de ...
.
In 1108, Otto accompanied
King Henry V
Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hu ...
on a campaign against Hungary. On his return, in 1111, he was murdered. Otto is presumed to be the first person to adopt the title .
He married Hilla, countess von Pfirt
[Wappenbuch des Hans Ulrich Fisch. Aarau 1622, Otho Graff zuo Habsburg, S. 26 Sp. 1 (Staatsarchiv Aargau, V/4-1985/0001:26r)]
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/ref> (died ), with whom he had two children, Werner II and Adelheid
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
* Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress an ...
.
References
*Translated from the German Wikipedia article, :de:Otto II. (Habsburg).
External links
Genealogical information (in German)Royalty information
* :de:Stammliste der Habsburger
11th-century births
1111 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Counts of Habsburg
Swiss nobility
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