Otto II, Count of Rietberg

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Otto II, Count of Rietberg
Died(1389-07-18)18 July 1389
BuriedMarienfeld Abbey
Noble familyWerl-Arnsberg-Cuyk
Spouse(s)Adelaide of Lippe
Issue
Detail
Conrad IV, Count of Rietberg
FatherConrad III, Count of Rietberg
MotherErmeswint of Reifferscheidt

Otto II, Count of Rietberg (died 18 July 1389) was the ruling Count of Rietberg from 1365 until his death.

Life[edit]

He was the son of Conrad III and his wife Ermeswint of Reifferscheidt.

He inherited Rietberg when his father died in 1365.

He died on 18 July 1389 and was buried in the Marienfeld Abbey.

Marriage and issue[edit]

Around 1370, Otto II married Adelaide, the daughter of Otto of Lippe from the neighboring County of Lippe. They had the following children:

  • Conrad IV, who was Count of Rietberg from 1389 to 1428
  • John, a canon of Cologne, who fell in the Battle of Detern on 27 September 1426
  • Otto (d. between 6 July and 7 October 1406), Bishop of Minden from 1403 until his death

References[edit]

  • Rudolf Böhmer and Paul Leidinger (1998), Chroniken und Dokumente zur Geschichte der Zisterzienserabtei Marienfeld (1185 - 1803), Self-published by the parish of St. Mary

External links[edit]

Otto II, Count of Rietberg
Werl-Arnsberg-Cuyk
Preceded by Count of Rietberg
1365–1389
Succeeded by