Henry II, Duke of Bavaria
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Henry II | |
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Duke of Bavaria | |
Born | 951 |
Died | 28 August 995 Gandersheim Abbey |
Spouse | Gisela of Burgundy |
Issue | Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Gisela of Hungary Bruno of Augsburg |
Dynasty | Ottonian |
Father | Henry I, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Judith, Duchess of Bavaria |
Henry II (951 – 28 August 995), called the Wrangler or the Quarrelsome (
Life
He was the son of Duke
Upon Emperor Otto's death in 973, Henry could rely on his ties to the South German duchies of
In 974 Duke Henry resolved to oust Otto II from the throne. With support of his sister Hadwig, he forged alliances with Bavarian and
In 976 Henry managed to escape and instigated a revolt in Bavaria, but was defeated when Otto II occupied
When in 983 Otto II suddenly died from
Through the agency of Archbishop Willigis of Mainz, Henry in 985 finally submitted to Empress Theophanu and her mother-in-law Adelaide at an Hoftag assembly in Rohr. Although he failed in his attempt to gain control of Germany, he did regain Bavaria and in 989 also received the Carinthian duchy.
Marriage and children
Henry and his wife Gisela of Burgundy[3] had the following children:
- Duke of Bavaria in 995, fulfilled his father's ambitions when he was elected King of the Romans (as Henry II) in 1002 and crowned Holy Roman Emperorin 1014
- Bruno (d. 1029), Bishop of Augsburg from 1006
- Gisela of Bavaria (984/85–1060), married King Stephen I of Hungary.[3]
References
- ISBN 9780198662624
- ^ Burgundy and Provence, 879-1032, Constance Brittain Bourchard, The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, C.900-c.1024, ed. Rosamond McKitterick and Timothy Reuter, (Cambridge University Press, 1999), 342.
- ^ a b C. W. Previté-Orton, Cambridge Medieval History, Shorter: Volume 1, The Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century, (Cambridge University Press, 1979), 433.
- ^ Burgundian Notes, Reginald L. Poole, The English Historical Review, Vol. 26, No. 102 (Apr., 1911), 314-315.