Otto I, Duke of Merania
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Otto I was Duke of Andechs
and Merania and was born, in 1180, to Berthold IV von Dießen, Duke of Andechs and Merania, and Agnes of Rochlitz
. He was also Otto II, Count Palatine of Burgundy by his marriage to Beatrice II of Burgundy
.
On the death of his father, in 1204, Otto became Duke of Andechs and Merania; he became Count of Burgundy on his marriage to Beatrice of Burgundy in 1208.
On Beatrice's death in 1231, he ceased to be Count and was succeeded by his son, Otto III
.
On Otto I's death in 1234, he was further succeeded by his son as Duke of Andechs and Merania.
He and Beatrice produced the following children:
Counts of Andechs
The House of Andechs was a feudal line of German princes in 12th and 13th century. The Counts of Dießen-Andechs obtained territiories in northern Dalmatia on the Adriatic seacoast, where they became Margraves of Istria and ultimately Dukes of a short-lived Imperial State named Merania from 1180 to...
and Merania and was born, in 1180, to Berthold IV von Dießen, Duke of Andechs and Merania, and Agnes of Rochlitz
Agnes of Rochlitz
Agnes of Rochlitz came from the Wettin family and was daughter of Dedi V, Count of Wettin and his wife, Matilda of Heinsburg. She is also known as Agnes of Wettin. Agnes married Berthold IV, Duke of Merania...
. He was also Otto II, Count Palatine of Burgundy by his marriage to Beatrice II of Burgundy
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy
Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy was Countess of Burgundy and Duchess consort of Merania. She was a member of the Swabian Hohenstaufen dynasty, the daughter of Count Otto I of Burgundy and Margaret of Blois, thereby a granddaughter of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.She was born in 1191, younger...
.
On the death of his father, in 1204, Otto became Duke of Andechs and Merania; he became Count of Burgundy on his marriage to Beatrice of Burgundy in 1208.
On Beatrice's death in 1231, he ceased to be Count and was succeeded by his son, Otto III
Otto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy
Otto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy was the son of Beatrice II, Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Otto I, Duke of Merania....
.
On Otto I's death in 1234, he was further succeeded by his son as Duke of Andechs and Merania.
He and Beatrice produced the following children:
- OttoOtto III, Count Palatine of BurgundyOtto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy was the son of Beatrice II, Countess Palatine of Burgundy and Otto I, Duke of Merania....
, (1226-19 June 1248 at Burg Niesten), who succeeded both his parents in their domains. - Agnes, who married firstly Frederick II, Duke of AustriaFrederick II, Duke of AustriaFrederick II, known as the Quarrelsome or the Warlike , from the House of Babenberg, was the duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 to 1246....
, and secondly Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia - Beatrix, who married Hermann II, Count of Orlamünde
- Margaret, who married Přemysl von Mähren and Frederick, Count of Truhendingen
- AdelaideAdelaide, Countess Palatine of BurgundyAdelaide was countess palatine of Burgundy from 1248 until her death. She was also Countess of Savoy and Bresse through her marriage in 1267 to Philip I, Count of Savoy....
, who succeeded her brother upon his death without children. - Elisabeth, who married Frederick III, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick III, Burgrave of NurembergFrederick III of Nuremberg , Burgrave of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern, was the eldest son of Conrad I of Nuremberg and Adelheid of Frontenhausen.-Life:...