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Otto II, Count of Duras

1110 – 1147

Son of Giselbert II and Gertrud

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About Otto II, Count of Duras

Lived 1110 – 1147 (aged 36–37).

Otto II (d. 1147) was a count of Duras, and advocatus of the nearby abbey of St Truiden. Duras and St Truiden are in the modern province of Belgian Limburg. His parents were Count Giselbert II of Duras and his wife Gertrud.

Otto married Berthe of Valenciennes, daughter of Yolande of Guelders, daughter of Count Gerard I of Guelders. Yolande was first married to Count Baldwin III of Hainaut, and was mother to Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut.

Otto and Berthe are thought to have had one child who survived to adulthood, Otto's successor: Juliane (d. 1164), married first Godfried, count of Montaigu, Duras and Clermont, and second Enguerrand, possibly the count of Orbais.

In Sint-Truiden charter 51 (Piot Vol.2) Countess Juliane was described as Otto's filia, and her Juliane's husband Count Godfried was described as his gener. This could mean "son-in-law" or "brother-in-law". (In the 19th century Wolters for example identified Juliane as Otto's sister, but this seems unlikely given the succession of the counts of Duras.)

Juliane and Godfried had five children, the eldest of which was Gilles, count of Montaigu, Duras, and Clermont, who married Lauretta, daughter of Count Louis I of Loon. Their third son Conan was also count of Duras. None of Juliane's sons had male heirs, and the family inheritance split up after their deaths.

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Important facts

Born
1110
Birth century
Died
1147
Also known as
Otto II van Loon Graaf van Duras

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Otto II, Count of Duras?

son of Giselbert II and Gertrud

When was Otto II, Count of Duras born?

Otto II, Count of Duras was born in 1110.

When did Otto II, Count of Duras die?

Otto II, Count of Duras died in 1147.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto II, Count of Duras

· Wikidata: Q25349736

· DBpedia: Otto II, Count of Duras

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