Werner II of Habsburg (died 19 August 1167) was Count of
Habsburg also called Werner III and a progenitor of the royal
House of Habsburg
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. He was the great-great-grandfather of King
Rudolph I of Germany.
He was the son of Count
Otto II of Habsburg and Hilla of
Pfirt
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. Werner married Ida of Homberg. He is known for having been involved in the War of Bregenz Succession of 1164 – 1166.
He died near
Tusculum
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after the
Battle of Monte Porzio
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.
He was the father of Count
Albert III of Habsburg and Bishop Otto II of
Constance
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(1165–1174). His daughter Richenza married Count Louis I of Pfirt.
References
Entry at worldroots
12th-century births
1167 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Counts of Habsburg
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