Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg

Otto II
Margrave of Brandenburg
Margrave of Brandenburg
Reign 1184–1205
Predecessor Otto I
Successor Albert II
Born after 1147
Died (1205-07-04)4 July 1205
House House of Ascania
Father Otto I
Mother Judith of Poland

Otto II (after 1147 – July 4, 1205), called The Generous (German: der Freigiebige), was the third Margrave of Brandenburg from 1184 until his death.

Life

Otto II by Joseph Uphues (1898) from the former Siegesallee, Berlin

Otto II was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Otto I and Judith, a daughter of the Piast Duke of Poland Bolesław III Wrymouth.

Margrave of Brandenburg

After succeeding his father, he improved the defense and settlement of Brandenburg and waged campaigns against the Slavs and Canute VI of Denmark. In the winter of 1198–99 he devastated Danish-occupied Pomerania and consolidated his territorial gains in the subsequent year with a campaign that pressed to Rügen and threatened Hamburg. In 1200 and 1203, he supported the Hohenstaufen king Philip of Swabia against the Welfen Holy Roman Emperor, Otto IV.

Succession

After his death, his brother Albert II inherited the margraviate.

References

  • Helmut, Assing (1997). Brandenburg, Anhalt und Thüringen im Mittelalter. Askanier und Ludowinger beim Aufbau fürstlicher Territorialherrschaften (in German). Cologne: Böhlau Verlag. ISBN 3-412-02497-X.
  • Helmut, Assing (2002). Die frühen Askanier und ihre Frauen (in German). Bernburg.
  • Lutz, Partenheimer (2001). Albrecht der Bär — Gründer der Mark Brandenburg und des Fürstentums Anhalt (in German). Cologne: Böhlau Verlag. ISBN 3-412-16302-3.
Preceded by
Otto I		 Margrave of Brandenburg
1184–1205		 Succeeded by
Albert II
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