Henry II, Duke of Austria

Henry II Jasomirgott
Effigy on Henry's seal
Margrave/Duke of Austria
Reign1141–1177
PredecessorLeopold the Generous
SuccessorLeopold V
Duke of Bavaria
Reign1141–1156
PredecessorLeopold
SuccessorHenry the Lion
Born1107
Died13 January 1177(1177-01-13) (aged 69–70)
Vienna, Austria
Burial
SpouseGertrude of Süpplingenburg
Theodora Comnena
IssueAgnes, Queen of Hungary
Leopold V, Duke of Austria
Henry I, Duke of Mödling
HouseHouse of Babenberg
FatherLeopold III, Margrave of Austria
MotherAgnes of Germany

Henry II (German: Heinrich; 1107 – 13 January 1177), called Jasomirgott, a member of the House of Babenberg,[1] was Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1140 to 1141, Duke of Bavaria (as Henry XI) and Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156, and the first Duke of Austria from 1156 until his death.

  1. ^ Lingelbach 1913, pp. 91–92.