Rudolf II (also Rudolph) (died c.990) was a count of Altdorf and a member of the Swabian group of the Elder House of Welf.
He was the son of Rudolf I, count of Altdorf,[1] son of Henry, son of Eticho count of Ammergau, son of Welf I. He was married to Ita of Öhningen, daughter of Conrad I, Duke of Swabia.[2] With his wife, Ita, Rudolf had several children, including:
- Henry, count of Altdorf (died c.1000).
- Welf II, Count of Swabia[3]
- Richlind of Altdorf, married Adalbert II, count of Ebersberg (died 1045)
- ? Eberhard, bishop of Bamberg (1007-1041)
- ? Cuno I., count of Sualafeld (died after 1020)
Rudolf died c.990 and was buried at Altdorf.[4]
References
edit- A. Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln zur europäischen Geschichte, Band I, Teilband 1 (Frankfurt am Main, 1993).
- D. Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln Neue Folge, Volume I. 1
- B. Schneidmüller, Die Welfen. Herrschaft und Erinnerung (819–1252). (Stuttgart, 2000)
- Freed, John B. (2016). Frederick Barbarossa: The Prince and the Myth. Yale University Press.
Notes
edit- ^ Thiele, Erzählende genealogische Stammtafeln, table 29
- ^ Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln, table 17
- ^ Freed 2016, p. 13.
- ^ Schneidmüller, Die Welfen, p. 116
External links
edit- Rudolf II, Graf von Altdorf (in German)
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