Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode

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Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode
Born1396
Died1452
Noble familyHouse of Guelph
Spouse(s)Schonetta of Nassau-Weilburg
FatherFrederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode
MotherAdelaide of Anhalt-Zerbst

Duke Otto II (or Otho) of Brunswick-Osterode (1396[citation needed]c.1452)[1] was a son of Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Osterode and his wife, Adelaide of Anhalt-Zerbst, or possibly Elizabeth, heiress of Homburg.[1] He succeeded his father as duke of Brunswick-Osterode in 1421 and ruled jointly with his first cousin once removed Albert II.[citation needed]

Otto was married to Schonetta (or Schonela) (d. 1436)[1], a daughter of Count John I of Nassau-Weilburg.[citation needed] This marriage was childless.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Halliday, Andrew (1821). A general history of the house of Guelph. Thomas and George Underwood. p. 532.
Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode
Born: 1396 Died: 1452
Preceded by Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Osterode

1421–1452
Succeeded by