Hermann II, duke of Swabia

Events

Date of Birth: about 962-965.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Wolf.

Date of Death: 2 - 4 May 1003.

Place of Death: unknown.

Oexle gives 4 May. Wolf gives 2 - 4 May.

Relationships

Father: Konrad, duke of Swabia.

This relationship is given by Oexle, by Bühler (p. 213), by Wolf, and by Jakobi.

(possible) Mother: Judith (Jutta.)

This relationship is given by Oexle, by Bühler (p. 213), and by Jakobi. Some sources (for example, Wolf) give her as Richlind, possibly a daughter of Otto I, but Baldwin regards her existence as doubtful.

Spouse: Gerberga de Bourgogne.

This relationship is given by Oexle, by Wolf, and by Bühler (p. 213).

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Mathilde (about 988 - 20 July, 1031 or 1032) married (1) Konrad; married (2) Frederic of Upper Lorraine; married (3) Eisiko, count in Schwabengau.

Gisela (11 November 990 - 16 February 1043) married (1) Bruno, count; married (2) Ernst, duke of Swabia; married (3) Konrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Berchtold (992 - 993).

(possibly) Beatrix married Adalbero, duke of Carinthia.

Hermann III (died 1 April 1012), duke of Swabia.

References

Baldwin, Stewart. “Otto I the Great” in The Henry Project. (2011).

Bühler, Heinz. “Richinza von Spietzenberg und ihr Verwandtenkreis” in Adel, Klöster und Burgherren im Alten Herzogtum Schwaben: gesammelte Aufsätze (Weissenhorn: Konrad, 1996).

Jakobi, Franz Josef. “Konrad” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 12 (1979) S. 527 [Onlinefassung].

Oexle, Otto G.. “Hermann II.” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 8 (1969) S. 641 f. [Onlinefassung].

Wolf, Armin. Ahnen deutscher Könige und Königinnen: Alternativen zu dem Werk von Eduard Hlawitschka. 2010. Selbstverlag des Herold, Berlin