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 Pleissnerland territory around Altenburg, Chemnitz and Zwickau; moreover he picked an unsuccessful quarrel with the rising burgraves of Dohna in the Eastern Ore Mountains. Together with Archbishop Wichmann of Magdeburg he joined Emperor Frederick's expedition against the rebellious Saxon duke Henry the Lion in 1179, however, he failed to benefit from his downfall.
Otto and his son Albert, depicted in the Dresden Fürstenzug
Otto's domestic policies were more successful: about 1165 he vested the citizens of Leipzig, located at the crossways of the Via Regia and Via Imperii trade routes, with town privileges and founded the St. Nicholas Church. He also established Altzella Abbey on the Miriquidi estates on the slopes of the Ore Mountains he had received from the emperor, where silver was discovered near Christiansdorf in 1168. The new mining town (Bergstadt) of Freiberg and its revenues soon became one of the margrave's most important sources of income, earning him the later epithet "the Rich".
In his later years, Otto had to cope with fierce inheritance quarrels between his sons Albert and Theoderic. The margrave preferred the younger brother Theodoric and in turn was captured and arrested by Albert, who was backed by Otto's brother Dedi and his son Conrad. 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.
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otto, margrave, meissen, otto, rich, german, otto, reiche, 1125, february, 1190, member, house, wettin, margrave, meissen, from, 1156, until, death, otto, iimargrave, meissenreign1156, 1190predecessorconradsuccessoralbert, iborn1125died18, february, 1190buried. Otto II the Rich German Otto der Reiche 1125 18 February 1190 a member of the House of Wettin was Margrave of Meissen from 1156 until his death Otto IIMargrave of MeissenReign1156 1190PredecessorConradSuccessorAlbert IBorn1125Died18 February 1190BuriedAltzella AbbeyNoble familyHouse of WettinSpouse s Hedwig of BrandenburgIssueAlbert I Margrave of MeissenAdelaide of MeissenTheodoric I Margrave of MeissenFatherConrad Margrave of MeissenMotherLiutgard of Ravenstein Elchingen Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage and children 3 References 4 SourcesLife EditHe was the eldest surviving son of Conrad Margrave of Meissen 1 and Lusatia When his father under pressure from Emperor Frederick Barbarossa retired and entered the Augustinian convent of Lauterberg in 1156 Otto succeeded him in Meissen while his younger brothers Theodoric and Dedi received the March of Lusatia and the County of Groitzsch with Rochlitz 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 Pleissnerland territory around Altenburg Chemnitz and Zwickau moreover he picked an unsuccessful quarrel with the rising burgraves of Dohna in the Eastern Ore Mountains Together with Archbishop Wichmann of Magdeburg he joined Emperor Frederick s expedition against the rebellious Saxon duke Henry the Lion in 1179 however he failed to benefit from his downfall Otto and his son Albert depicted in the Dresden Furstenzug Otto s domestic policies were more successful about 1165 he vested the citizens of Leipzig located at the crossways of the Via Regia and Via Imperii trade routes with town privileges and founded the St Nicholas Church He also established Altzella Abbey on the Miriquidi estates on the slopes of the Ore Mountains he had received from the emperor where silver was discovered near Christiansdorf in 1168 The new mining town Bergstadt of Freiberg and its revenues soon became one of the margrave s most important sources of income earning him the later epithet the Rich In his later years Otto had to cope with fierce inheritance quarrels between his sons Albert and Theoderic The margrave preferred the younger brother Theodoric and in turn was captured and arrested by Albert who was backed by Otto s brother Dedi and his son Conrad 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 Marriage and children EditOtto married Hedwig of Brandenburg a daughter of the Ascanian margrave Albert the Bear 2 The couple had four children Albert I 1158 1195 Margrave of Meissen from 1190 1 married Sophia daughter of Duke Frederick of Bohemia Adelaide of Meissen 1160 1211 married King Ottokar I of Bohemia in 1198 3 Theodoric I 1162 1221 Margrave of Meissen from 1195 1 married Jutta of Thuringia daughter of Landgrave Hermann I 4 Sophia of Meissen married Duke Oldrich of Olomouc References Edit a b c Lyon 2013 p 127 Lyon 2013 p 241 Wihoda 2015 p 28 29 Lyon 2013 p 243 Sources EditLyon Jonathan R 2013 Princely Brothers and Sisters The Sibling Bond in German Politics 1100 1250 Cornell University Press Wihoda Martin 2015 Vladislaus Henry The Formation of Moravian Identity BRILL ISBN 978 9004303836 Otto II Margrave of MeissenHouse of WettinBorn 1125 Died 18 February 1190Preceded byConrad Margrave of Meissen1156 1190 Succeeded byAlbert I Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otto II Margrave of Meissen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto II Margrave of Meissen amp oldid 1070817534, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
