Herman II, Duke of Carinthia
- Herman II, Duke of Carinthia
Herman II of Sponheim, Duke of Carinthia (d. 4 October, 1181) ruled the Duchy of Carinthia from 1161 to his death. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#HermannIIdied1181 Profile of Herman II of Carinthia and his wife in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]
Family
He was a son of Engelbert III of Istria and Matilda of Sulzbach. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#EngelbertIIISponheimdied1173 Profile of Engelbert III of Istria and his wife in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]
His paternal grandparents were Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and Uta of Passau. Engelbert also controlled the March of Istria. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#EngelbertIISponheimdied1141B Profile of Engelbert II of Istria and his wife in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ] His maternal grandparents were Berengar II, Count of Sulzbach (d.3 December 1125) and Adelheid von Wolfratshausen. His maternal aunts included Gertrude von Sulzbach and Bertha of Sulzbach, respectively the wives of Conrad III of Germany and Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BAVARIAN%20NOBILITY.htm#BerengarISulzbachdied1125 Profile of Berengar of Sulzbach, his wife and chieldren in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]
Duke
In April 1144, his paternal uncle Ulrich I, Duke of Carinthia died childless. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#EngelbertIISponheimdied1141B Profile of Engelbert II of Istria and his wife in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ] Henry VIII, Duke of Carinthia, an older brother of Herman, succeeded as Duke. Henry married Elizabeth of Styria, a daughter of Leopold of Styria. Henry died childless on 12 October, 1161. [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#EngelbertIIISponheimdied1173 Profile of Engelbert III of Istria,his wife and their childrenin "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]
Herman succeeded his older brother as Duke. In about 1173, Herman married Agnes of Austria. Agness was the widow of Stephen III of Hungary. They had two known sons: [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CARINTHIA.htm#HermannIIdied1181 Profile of Herman II of Carinthia and his wife in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]
*Ulrich II, Duke of Carinthia (d. 10 August, 1202).
*Bernhard, Duke of Carinthia (d. 4 January, 1256).
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