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Otto II, Margrave of Meissen

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264: 347:. Emperor Frederick enforced his release from detention, nevertheless Albert could assert his claims and succeeded his father as margrave. The fraternal feud, however, lingered on until Albert's sudden death (presumably poisoned) in 1195. 220:
The partition meant a weakening of the Wettin rule, and Otto's Imperial politics remained rather ineffective. He had to stand by and watch the emperor's extension of power in the
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and its revenues soon became one of the margrave's most important sources of income, earning him the later epithet "the Rich".
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In his later years, Otto had to cope with fierce inheritance quarrels between his sons
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Otto's domestic policies were more successful: about 1165 he vested the citizens of
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Princely Brothers and Sisters: The Sibling Bond in German Politics, 1100-1250
374:(1158-1195), Margrave of Meissen from 1190, married Sophia, daughter of Duke 313: 309: 221: 269: 194: 288: 305: 282: 225: 210: 329: 237: 229: 92: 201:
in 1156, Otto succeeded him in Meissen while his younger brothers
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he joined Emperor Frederick's expedition against the rebellious
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in 1179, however, he failed to benefit from his downfall.
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Vladislaus Henry: The Formation of Moravian Identity
393:(1162-1221), Margrave of Meissen from 1195, married 459: 435: 418: 267:Otto and his son Albert, depicted in the Dresden 571: 209:received the March of Lusatia and the County of 189:. When his father, under pressure from Emperor 165:; 1125 – 18 February 1190), a member of the 350: 312:he had received from the emperor, where 262: 572: 490: 453: 481: 465: 441: 429: 181:He was the eldest surviving son of 13: 280:, located at the crossways of the 14: 616: 403:Sophia of Meissen, married Duke 367:. The couple had four children: 126:Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen 16:Margrave of Meissen (1156-1190) 1: 516:Otto II, Margrave of Meissen 411: 308:estates on the slopes of the 118:Albert I, Margrave of Meissen 7: 486:. Cornell University Press. 248:. Together with Archbishop 183:Conrad, Margrave of Meissen 173:from 1156 until his death. 136:Conrad, Margrave of Meissen 10: 621: 482:Lyon, Jonathan R. (2013). 475: 383:(1160-1211), married King 193:, retired and entered the 605:Burials at Altzella Abbey 558: 549: 541: 514: 141: 131: 113: 103: 91: 79: 71: 63: 53: 43: 35: 28: 21: 397:, daughter of Landgrave 491:Wihoda, Martin (2015). 176: 145:Liutgard of Ravenstein- 300:. He also established 273: 162: 357:Hedwig of Brandenburg 351:Marriage and children 266: 250:Wichmann of Magdeburg 246:Eastern Ore Mountains 108:Hedwig of Brandenburg 600:People from Freiberg 590:Margraves of Meissen 385:Ottokar I of Bohemia 376:Frederick of Bohemia 359:, a daughter of the 316:was discovered near 191:Frederick Barbarossa 552:Margrave of Meissen 381:Adelaide of Meissen 298:St. Nicholas Church 292:trade routes, with 171:Margrave of Meissen 122:Adelaide of Meissen 30:Margrave of Meissen 405:Oldřich of Olomouc 395:Jutta of Thuringia 274: 568: 567: 559:Succeeded by 320:in 1168. The new 224:territory around 155:Otto II, the Rich 152: 151: 612: 542:Preceded by 537: 536:18 February 1190 530: 512: 511: 508: 487: 469: 463: 457: 456:, p. 28-29. 451: 445: 439: 433: 427: 296:and founded the 87: 75:18 February 1190 19: 18: 620: 619: 615: 614: 613: 611: 610: 609: 595:House of Wettin 570: 569: 564: 555: 547: 531: 525: 524: 521:House of Wettin 517: 505: 478: 473: 472: 464: 460: 452: 448: 440: 436: 428: 419: 414: 365:Albert the Bear 353: 294:town privileges 179: 167:House of Wettin 163:Otto der Reiche 124: 120: 98:House of Wettin 83: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 618: 608: 607: 602: 597: 592: 587: 582: 566: 565: 560: 557: 548: 543: 539: 538: 518: 515: 510: 509: 504:978-9004303836 503: 488: 477: 474: 471: 470: 468:, p. 243. 458: 446: 444:, p. 241. 434: 432:, p. 127. 416: 415: 413: 410: 409: 408: 401: 388: 378: 352: 349: 318:Christiansdorf 302:Altzella Abbey 258:Henry the Lion 178: 175: 150: 149: 143: 139: 138: 133: 129: 128: 115: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 95: 89: 88: 85:Altzella Abbey 81: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 45: 41: 40: 37: 33: 32: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 617: 606: 603: 601: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 586: 583: 581: 578: 577: 575: 563: 554: 553: 546: 540: 535: 528: 523: 522: 513: 506: 500: 496: 495: 489: 485: 480: 479: 467: 462: 455: 450: 443: 438: 431: 426: 424: 422: 417: 406: 402: 400: 396: 392: 389: 386: 382: 379: 377: 373: 370: 369: 368: 366: 362: 358: 355:Otto married 348: 346: 342: 338: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 310:Ore Mountains 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 290: 285: 284: 279: 272: 271: 265: 261: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 222:Pleissnerland 218: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 174: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 148: 144: 140: 137: 134: 130: 127: 123: 119: 116: 112: 109: 106: 102: 99: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 59: 56: 52: 49: 46: 42: 38: 34: 31: 27: 20: 550: 533: 526: 519: 493: 483: 461: 449: 437: 354: 334: 325: 287: 281: 275: 268: 219: 180: 154: 153: 93:Noble family 585:1190 deaths 580:1125 births 454:Wihoda 2015 391:Theodoric I 322:mining town 289:Via Imperii 197:convent of 195:Augustinian 44:Predecessor 574:Categories 556:1156–1190 412:References 270:Fürstenzug 199:Lauterberg 497:. BRILL. 466:Lyon 2013 442:Lyon 2013 430:Lyon 2013 399:Hermann I 363:margrave 341:Theoderic 326:Bergstadt 306:Miriquidi 283:Via Regia 238:burgraves 226:Altenburg 211:Groitzsch 203:Theodoric 147:Elchingen 104:Spouse(s) 54:Successor 39:1156–1190 562:Albert I 372:Albert I 361:Ascanian 330:Freiberg 230:Chemnitz 215:Rochlitz 58:Albert I 476:Sources 387:in 1198 304:on the 278:Leipzig 244:in the 234:Zwickau 187:Lusatia 23:Otto II 545:Conrad 532:  501:  345:Conrad 337:Albert 314:silver 169:, was 159:German 142:Mother 132:Father 80:Buried 48:Conrad 534:Died: 527:Born: 328:) of 256:duke 254:Saxon 242:Dohna 213:with 114:Issue 36:Reign 529:1125 499:ISBN 339:and 286:and 232:and 207:Dedi 205:and 185:and 177:Life 72:Died 67:1125 64:Born 240:of 576:: 420:^ 228:, 217:. 161:: 507:. 407:. 324:( 157:(

Index

Margrave of Meissen
Conrad
Albert I
Altzella Abbey
Noble family
House of Wettin
Hedwig of Brandenburg
Albert I, Margrave of Meissen
Adelaide of Meissen
Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Elchingen
German
House of Wettin
Margrave of Meissen
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
Lusatia
Frederick Barbarossa
Augustinian
Lauterberg
Theodoric
Dedi
Groitzsch
Rochlitz
Pleissnerland
Altenburg
Chemnitz
Zwickau
burgraves
Dohna

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