Leopold II, margrave of Austria

Events

Date of Birth: possibly about 1050 - 1055.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Koch.

Date of Death: 12 October 1095.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is given by Koch.

Place of Burial: possibly in Benediktinerabtei Melk.

The place is given by Koch.

Relationships

Father: Ernst von Babenberg (died 10 June 1075), margrave of the Bavarian Ostmark.

This relationship is given by Koch, by Scheibelreiter, and by Dienst.

Mother: Adelheid von Wettin.

This relationship is given by Lechner and by Dienst. Koch states that Leopold’s mother was possibly Suanhild.

Spouse: Itha.

This relationship is given by Koch, by Scheibelreiter, by Weller (p. 328), and by Dienst. Dienst and Scheibelreiter suggest that she may have been Itha von Formbach-Radelberg. Scheibelreiter also gives a previous marriage of Leopold to Mathilda von Cham-Vohburg.

Children:

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

Elisabeth married Otakar II, margrave of Styria.

Judith.

Ida married Lupold, margrave of Moravia.

Gerberga (died 13 July 1142) married Bořivoj II, duke of the Bohemians.

Leopold III (died 15 November 1136), margrave of Austria.

Sophie (died May 1154) married (1) Heinrich III, margrave of Carinthia; married (2) Sighard von Schala-Burghausen.

Euphemia married Konrad von Tengling.

References

Dienst, H. "Liutpold II" in Lexikon des Mittelalters. Band 5 (Stuttgart: 1991).

Koch, Walter. “Leopold II.” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 14 (1985) S. 276 f. [Onlinefassung].

Lechner, Karl. “Ernst” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 4 (1959) S. 618 f. [Onlinefassung].

Scheibelreiter, Georg. Die Babenberger: Reichsfürsten und Landesherren. (Böhlau Verlag: Wien, 2010).

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).