Otto II, Count of Zutphen
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Otto II, Count of Zutphen
was a Dutch nobleman from the early 12th century. Otto was the son of Gottschalk, Count of Zutphen and Adelheid of Zutphen.
Otto's maternal grandfather may be Otto of Hammerstein, who may have been the first count of Zutphen. Alternatively Adelheid may be a daughter of Ludolf of Zutphen and Mathilda of Hammerstein (daughter of Otto of Hammerstein).
Otto, known as "the rich", married Judith of Arnstein. They had four children:
Count of Zutphen
The title of Count of Zutphen historically belonged to the ruler of the Dutch province of Gelderland ....
was a Dutch nobleman from the early 12th century. Otto was the son of Gottschalk, Count of Zutphen and Adelheid of Zutphen.
Otto's maternal grandfather may be Otto of Hammerstein, who may have been the first count of Zutphen. Alternatively Adelheid may be a daughter of Ludolf of Zutphen and Mathilda of Hammerstein (daughter of Otto of Hammerstein).
Otto, known as "the rich", married Judith of Arnstein. They had four children:
- Henry II, Count of Zutphen (died before 1134) married Mathilde of Beichlingen, daughter of Kuno, Count of Beichlingen and Kunigunde of Weimar.
- Dirk (Diederik) of Zutphen ( died before 1134). Bishop of Munster.
- Gerard (died before 1134).
- Ermengarde of ZutphenErmengarde of ZutphenErmengarde of Zutphen was countess of Zutphen , succeeding her elder brother Henry II, Count of Zutphen...
married 1) Gerard II, Count of GueldersGerard II, Count of GueldersGerard II was Count of Guelders from March 1129, following his father's death, until his own death on October 24, 1131.Gerard married Ermgard of Zutphen, daughter of Otto II, Count of Zutphen and Judith of Arnstein...
and 2) Conrad II, Count of LuxembourgConrad II, Count of LuxembourgConrad II of Luxembourg was count of Luxembourg , in succession to his father William I of Luxembourg. His mother was Mathilde or Luitgarde of Northeim....
, son of William I, Count of LuxembourgWilliam I, Count of LuxembourgWilliam I, Count of Luxembourg was count of Luxembourg , in succession to his elder brother Henry III of Luxembourg. They were both sons of Conrad and Clementia of Aquitaine...
and Luitgard von Beichlingen. Ermengarde was Countess of Zutphen from 1122 to 1138.
Literature
- Pieter Lodewijk Muller: Otto II., Graf von Zütphen. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, S. 741.