Reign 1184–1205 Name Otto Margrave Predecessor Otto I Died July 4, 1205 | Father Otto I House House of Ascania Mother Judith of Poland | |
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Successor Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg Parents Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Judith of Poland Grandparents Albert the Bear, Boleslaw III Wrymouth, Salomea of Berg, Sophie of Winzenburg People also search for Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg | ||
Otto II (after 1147 – July 4, 1205), called The Generous (German: der Freigiebige), was the third Margrave of Brandenburg from 1184 until his death.
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Life
Otto II was born into the House of Ascania as the eldest son of Otto I and Judith, a daughter of the Piast Duke of Poland Bolesław III Wrymouth.
Margrave of Brandenburg
After succeeding his father, he improved the defense and settlement of Brandenburg and waged campaigns against the Slavs and Canute VI of Denmark. In the winter of 1198–99 he devastated Danish-occupied Pomerania and consolidated his territorial gains in the subsequent year with a campaign that pressed to Rügen and threatened Hamburg. In 1200 and 1203, he supported the Hohenstaufen king Philip of Swabia against the Welfen Holy Roman Emperor, Otto IV.
Succession
After his death, his brother Albert II inherited the margraviate.