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Otto II, Count of Chiny

1065 – 1101

Luxembourgish aristocrat

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Lived 1065 – 1101 (aged 35–36). Otto II, Count of Chiny was a Luxembourgish aristocrat.

Otto II (1065 – after 1131), Count of Chiny, son of Arnold I, Count of Chiny, and Adélaïs.

He succeeded his father in 1106 and completed the construction of the Abbey of Orval that his father had started in 1070, installing the canons in 1124. The installation of a Cistercian community in Orval in 1131 marked his last appearance in any proceedings.

He married Adelaide (Alix) (1068–1124), daughter of Albert III, Count of Namur and Ida of Saxony (widow of Frederick of Lower Lorraine). Their children were: Ida (died before 1125), married to Godfrey I, Count of Leuven Oda (died after 1134), married to Giselbert II, Count of Duras Hugues, probably died young Albert of Chiny (before 1131–1162) Frederick, (died after 1124), Provost at Reims from 1120 Adalbero II of Chiny-Namur (died 26 March 1145), Bishop of Liège, 1135–1145 Eustache (died after 1156), married to a daughter of Wiger de Waremme, Avoué of Liège Saint-Lambert and Hesbaye. His son Louis de Lumaine was also Avoué of Hesbaye. Ida (also known as Ida of Namur) and Godfrey I (also known as Godfrey the Bearded, not to be confused with the uncle of his father Henry II, Godfrey) were parents of Adeliza of Louvain, wife of Henry I of England. Oda’s husband Gislebert was son of Otto, Count of Duras and therefore the grandson of Giselbert, the first Count of Looz, whose family would eventually be merged with the Counts of Chiny with the marriage of Otto's great-great granddaughter Jeanne, Countess of Chiny, with Arnold IV of Looz.

After his death, Otto was succeeded as Count of Chiny by his son Albert.

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Important facts

Born
1065
Birth century
Died
1101
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
Otto II of Namur

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Otto II, Count of Chiny?

Luxembourgish aristocrat

When was Otto II, Count of Chiny born?

Otto II, Count of Chiny was born in 1065.

When did Otto II, Count of Chiny die?

Otto II, Count of Chiny died in 1101.

What was Otto II, Count of Chiny's occupation?

Otto II, Count of Chiny was an aristocrat.

What nationality was Otto II, Count of Chiny?

Otto II, Count of Chiny was Luxembourgish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto II, Count of Chiny

· Wikidata: Q24962987

· DBpedia: Otto II of Chiny

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