Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg
Otto IV, Count of Ravensberg (c. 1276 – 1328) was a German nobleman. He was the ruling Count of Ravensberg from 1306 until his death.
Otto IV | |
|---|---|
| Count of Ravensberg | |
| Born | c. 1276 |
| Died | 1328 |
| Noble family | House of Calvelage-Ravensberg |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret of Berg-Windeck |
| Father | Otto III of Ravensberg |
| Mother | Hedwig of Lippe |
Otto was the fifth child of Count Otto III and his wife Hedwig of Lippe (c. 1238 – 5 March 1315), daughter of Bernard III, Lord of Lippe.
Marriage and descendants
In 1313, Otto IV married Margaret of Berg-Windeck. Together, they had two daughters:
- Hedwig (d. after 1387) married Duke William II of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Margaret (c. 1320 – 19 February 1389) married Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg
References
- Von Karl dem Großen bis auf ihre Vereinigung mit der Preußischen Monarchie, 768-1815, Regenten- und Volksgeschichte der Länder Cleve, Mark, Jülich, Berg, und Ravensberg, 2, C.J. Becker, 1838, pp. 308–319
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