Heinrich II von Rotteneck (died 7 August 1296) was prince-bishop of

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from 1277 to 1296.

Family

Heinrich II von Rotteneck was the son of Count Meinard of Rotteneck and Beatrix, born Countess of

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. His family gave their name to the town of Rottenegg, near

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. He was the last of his line. His sister was the mother of Konrad II von Pfeffenhausen,

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Bishop

Heinrich became bishop of Regensburg in 1277. The Regensburg Cathedral had been damaged in a great fire in 1273, and many of its treasures had been lost. On 21 August 1279 Heinrich von Rotteneck sold the Rottenegg castle and its possessions including the Mainburg castle to Duke

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to obtain funds for rebuilding his cathedral. As well as promoting construction of the new

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cathedral, Heinrich donated many devices and vestments. He introduced choral singing, and brought in two monks from

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to give lessons in music. Heinrich and Gottfried,

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, and Duke Albert of Austria, who was allied with the

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. They were engaged in a dispute of ownership of various properties above the

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. Heinrich II von Rotteneck died on the 7 August 1296. The cathedral's museum holds an

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, or cloth hanging, that depicts him. The elaborate silk weaving is of Italian origin. Three oil bottles that he donated have been preserved, among the finest examples of their type from high Middle Ages.

References

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