After the murder of King Albert I in 1308, the Habsburgs lost out in the struggle for the German throne, when Frederick the Fair was defeated by his Wittelsbach rival Louis in the 1322 Battle of Mühldorf. In the course of a rapprochement of both dynasties, Otto married Elizabeth of Wittelsbach, a daughter of Duke Stephen I of Bavaria. In 1327 he founded Neuberg Abbey in Styria, on the occasion of the birth of his first son Frederick II, and the Chapel of Saint George in the Augustinian Church in Vienna. When his wife Elizabeth died in 1330, she was buried at the Neuberg Abbey church.
Two months later, Otto's maternal uncle, the Meinhardiner duke Henry of Carinthia, died without male heirs, whereupon Emperor Louis IV on 2 May 1335 ceded the Duchy of Carinthia, the adjacent March of Carniola and the southern part of the Tyrol to Otto and Albert as Imperial fiefs in Linz. Otto was enthroned as duke in accordance with the archaic Carantanian rite on the Zollfeld plain, and, from that time onwards, took care of Carinthia rather than of the Austrian duchy. In 1337 he founded the knightly orderSocietas Templois for the crusade against the pagan Prussian and Lithuanian tribes. His nickname "the Merry" refers to the festive atmosphere at his court.
Otto died at Neuberg Abbey at the age of 37. His sons and titular successors Frederick II and Leopold II died shortly afterwards in 1344 (presumably poisoned), and the line became extinct.
Elizabeth of Bavaria died on 25 March 1330. Otto remained a widower for almost five years. On 16 February 1335, Otto married his second wife Anna of Luxembourg, daughter of King John of Bohemia and his first wife Elizabeth, a member of the Přemyslid dynasty. They had no children. Anna died on 3 September 1338.
Otto also had four illegitimate sons who appear in genealogies. The identities of their mother or mothers and their later fates are unknown:
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Otto known as the Merry German der Frohliche 23 July 1301 17 February 1339 was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1330 as well as Duke of Carinthia from 1335 until his death A member of the House of Habsburg he ruled jointly with his elder brother Duke Albert II Otto the MerryPortrait by Anton Boys c 1580Duke of Austria and Styria jointly with Albert II Reign1330 1339PredecessorFrederick the FairSuccessorAlbert II alone Duke of Carinthia jointly with Albert II Reign1335 1339PredecessorHenry of BohemiaSuccessorAlbert II alone Born23 July 1301Vienna AustriaDied17 February 1339Neuberg Abbey Duchy of StyriaSpousesElizabeth of BavariaAnne of BohemiaIssueFrederick II Duke ofr AustriaLeopold II Duke of AustriaHouseHabsburgFatherAlbert I of GermanyMotherElisabeth of Carinthia Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriages and children 3 Ancestry 4 Male line family tree 5 External linksBiography editOtto was born in the Austrian capital Vienna the youngest son of King Albert I of Germany and Elizabeth of Carinthia a member of the House of Gorizia Tyrol Meinhardiner His elder brothers were Rudolf III who became King of Bohemia in 1306 Frederick the Fair elected King of the Romans in opposition to Louis the Bavarian in 1314 the Austrian dukes Leopold I and Albert II as well as Henry the Friendly After the murder of King Albert I in 1308 the Habsburgs lost out in the struggle for the German throne when Frederick the Fair was defeated by his Wittelsbach rival Louis in the 1322 Battle of Muhldorf In the course of a rapprochement of both dynasties Otto married Elizabeth of Wittelsbach a daughter of Duke Stephen I of Bavaria In 1327 he founded Neuberg Abbey in Styria on the occasion of the birth of his first son Frederick II and the Chapel of Saint George in the Augustinian Church in Vienna When his wife Elizabeth died in 1330 she was buried at the Neuberg Abbey church From 1329 onwards Otto administered the original Habsburg possessions in Swabia Further Austria In 1330 he and his brother Albert II were enfeoffed with the Austrian duchy Louis IV Holy Roman Emperor since 1328 also vested Otto with the title of an Imperial vicar In February he developed close ties with the mighty House of Luxembourg by secondly marrying Anna of Bohemia daughter of King John the Blind and sister of future emperor Charles IV in the Moravian royal city of Znojmo Two months later Otto s maternal uncle the Meinhardiner duke Henry of Carinthia died without male heirs whereupon Emperor Louis IV on 2 May 1335 ceded the Duchy of Carinthia the adjacent March of Carniola and the southern part of the Tyrol to Otto and Albert as Imperial fiefs in Linz Otto was enthroned as duke in accordance with the archaic Carantanian rite on the Zollfeld plain and from that time onwards took care of Carinthia rather than of the Austrian duchy In 1337 he founded the knightly order Societas Templois for the crusade against the pagan Prussian and Lithuanian tribes His nickname the Merry refers to the festive atmosphere at his court Otto died at Neuberg Abbey at the age of 37 His sons and titular successors Frederick II and Leopold II died shortly afterwards in 1344 presumably poisoned and the line became extinct Marriages and children edit nbsp Duke Otto and his two sons Neuberg AbbeyOn 15 May 1325 Otto married his first wife Elizabeth of Bavaria She was a daughter of Stephen I Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz They had two children Frederick II 10 February 1327 11 December 1344 Leopold II Duke of Austria 1328 10 August 1344 Elizabeth of Bavaria died on 25 March 1330 Otto remained a widower for almost five years On 16 February 1335 Otto married his second wife Anna of Luxembourg daughter of King John of Bohemia and his first wife Elizabeth a member of the Premyslid dynasty They had no children Anna died on 3 September 1338 Otto also had four illegitimate sons who appear in genealogies The identities of their mother or mothers and their later fates are unknown Otto Leopold Johann LeopoldAncestry editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ancestors of Otto Duke of Austria16 Rudolph II Count of Habsburg8 Albert IV Count of Habsburg17 Agnes of Staufen4 Rudolf I of Germany18 Ulrich Count of Kiburg and Dillingen9 Heilwig of Kiburg19 Anna von Zahringen2 Albert I of Germany20 Burckhard IV Count of Hohenburg10 Burckhard V Count of Hohenburg5 Gertrude of Hohenberg22 Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen11 Mechtild of Tubingen1 Otto Duke of Austria24 Engelbert III Count of Gorizia12 Meinhard I of Gorizia Tyrol25 Matilda of Andechs6 Meinhard Duke of Carinthia26 Albert IV Count of Tyrol13 Adelaide of Tyrol27 Uta of Frontenhausen3 Elisabeth of Tirol28 Louis I Duke of Bavaria14 Otto II Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria29 Ludmilla of Bohemia7 Elisabeth of Bavaria30 Henry V Count Palatine of the Rhine15 Agnes of the Palatinate31 Agnes of HohenstaufenMale line family tree editHabsburg n 1 Original line Albertinian line Leopoldian line Max and Philip line Spanish Iberian line Austrian HRE line AlbertCount of Habsburg c 1188 1239 Rudolf Iof Germany c 1218 1291 Albert Iof Germany 1255 1308 Hartmann 1263 1281 Rudolf IIDuke of Austria 1270 1290 Rudolf Iof Bohemia 1281 1307 Frederickthe Fair c 1289 1330 Leopold IDuke of Austria 1290 1326 Albert IIDuke of Austria 1298 1358 Henrythe Friendly 1299 1327 OttoDuke of Austria 1301 1339 JohnParricida c 1290 1312 13 Rudolf IVDuke of Austria 1339 1365 Frederick IIIDuke of Austria 1347 1362 Albert IIIDuke of Austria 1349 1395 Leopold IIIDuke of Austria 1351 1386 Frederick IIDuke of Austria 1327 1344 Leopold IIDuke of Austria 1328 1344 Albert IVDuke of Austria 1377 1404 WilliamDuke of Austria c 1370 1406 Leopold IVDuke of Austria 1371 1411 ErnestDuke of Austria 1377 1424 Frederick IVDuke of Austria 1382 1439 Albert IIof Germany 1397 1439 Frederick IIIHRE 1415 1493 Albert VIArchduke of Austria 1418 1463 SigismundArchduke of Austria 1427 1496 Ladislausthe Posthumous 1440 1457 Maximilian IHRE 1459 1519 Philip Iof Castile 1478 1506 Charles VHRE 1500 1558 Ferdinand IHRE 1503 1564 Philip IIof Spain 1527 1598 Maximilian IIHRE 1527 1576 Ferdinand IIArchduke of Austria 1529 1595 Charles IIArchduke of Austria 1540 1590 CarlosPrince of Asturias 1545 1568 Philip IIIof Spain 1578 1621 Rudolf IIHRE 1552 1612 Ernestof Austria 1553 1595 MatthiasHRE 1557 1619 Maximilian IIIArchduke of Austria 1558 1618 Albert VIIArchduke of Austria 1559 1621 WenceslausArchduke of Austria 1561 1578 AndrewMargrave of Burgau 1558 1600 CharlesMargrave of Burgau 1560 1618 Ferdinand IIHRE 1578 1637 Maximilian Ernestof Austria 1583 1616 Leopold VArchduke of Austria 1586 1632 Charlesof Austria 1590 1624 Philip IVof Spain 1605 1665 Charlesof Austria 1607 1632 Ferdinandof Austria 1609 1641 John Charlesof Austria 1605 1619 Ferdinand IIIHRE 1608 1657 Leopold Wilhelmof Austria 1614 1662 Ferdinand CharlesArchduke of Austria 1628 1662 Sigismund FrancisArchduke of Austria 1630 1665 Balthasar CharlesPrince of Asturias 1629 1646 Charles IIof Spain 1661 1700 Ferdinand IVKing of the Romans 1633 1654 Leopold IHRE 1640 1705 Charles Josephof Austria 1649 1664 Joseph IHRE 1678 1711 Charles VIHRE 1685 1740 Notes Habsburg family tree Habsburg family website 28 October 2023 Retrieved 28 October 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otto Duke of Austria Marek Miroslav A listing of descendants of Rudolph I of Germany including Otto and his children Genealogy EU Otto Duke of AustriaHouse of HabsburgBorn 23 July 1301 Died 17 February 1339Preceded byFrederick I Duke of Austria and Styria Count of Habsburgjointly with Albert II VI1330 1339 Succeeded byAlbert II VI alone Preceded byHenry VI Duke of Carinthia jointly with Albert II1335 1339 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto Duke of Austria amp oldid 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