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Adalbert of Austria
(Cir 987-1055)
Frowiza of Venezia
(Cir 1010-After 1058)
Dedo II of Ostmark
(Between 1013-Cir 1075)
Oda of Lausitz
(-)
Ernst of Austria
(1030-1075)
Adelheid of Ostmark
(Cir 1040-Cir 1071)
Leopold II of Austria
(Cir 1055-1096)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg

Leopold II of Austria 1 2

  • Born: Cir 1055, Tulln, Niederösterreich
  • Marriage: Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg
  • Died: 12 Dec 1096 aged 41

  General Notes:

Markgreve av Østerrike 1075 - 1095.

Leopold etterfulgte sin far som markgreve av Østerrike.
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Leopold II was a Babenberg Margrave of Austria ruling from 1075 onwards. He was the son of Ernest the Brave, father of Leopold III. In the Investiture Dispute, he first sided with Emperor Henry IV, but in 1081 at the Diet of Tulln switched sides under the influence of the Bishop Altmann of Passau and his wife Itha. Subsequently, he was deposed by the Emperor, who gave the fief to Vratislav II of Bohemia, who defeated Leopold in the Battle of Mailberg. Ultimately, Leopold managed to retain his position, but he lost some territory in Southern Moravia. Leopold resided in Gars am Kamp.


Leopold married Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg. (Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg died in 1101.)


Sources


1 Tore Nygaard, Tore Nygaard's Genealogy (http://www.nygaard.home.se). Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 190. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 23.

2 Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/).

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