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Henry II of Brandenburg-Stendal, nicknamed Henry the Younger or Henry the Child (german: Heinrich das Kind; – July 1320) was the last margrave of Brandenburg from the House of Ascania.
Medieval Lands Project: ''Brandenburg'', Ch. 3
viewed on 24 June 2011 In 1319, at the age of 11, Henry II was to succeed his cousin, Margrave Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Waldemar, who had died childless. The Duchy of Pomerania, Pomeranian duke Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, Wartislaw IV took the occasion to set himself up as regent and used this position to promote his own interests in the long-time Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict. In turn, Henry's Ascanian relative, Duke Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg intervened and tried to take over the regency. King Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, half-brother of Henry's mother Agnes, finally declared him an adult, though he did not Feoffment, enfeoff him with Brandenburg. Henry's early death in 1320 prevented him from acting independently, moreover, it also meant the end of the Brandenburg line of the Ascanian dynasty. As a completed fief, the Margraviate fell back to the Wittelsbach king Louis IV, who enfeoffed his eldest son Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V (called "the Brandenburger") with Brandenburg in 1323.
A statue of Henry II by the sculptor August Kraus (1868-1934) was unveiled on 22 March 1900 on the former ''Siegesallee'' boulevard in Berlin. Kraus used the young French cellist Paul Bazelaire, who happened to be visiting Berlin, as a model for the statue. Together with busts of Henry's guardian, Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania and the knight Wedigo von Plotho (modeled on Kraus' friend Heinrich Zille), it formed statue group #9.
Severely damaged in World War II, the statue is currently on display at the Spandau Citadel.
Life
Henry's parents were Margrave Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Henry I of Brandenburg-Stendal and Agnes of Bavaria, Margravine of Brandenburg-Stendal, Agnes, a daughter of the House of Wittelsbach, Wittelsbach duke Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II of Bavaria. Henry II had three older sisters.viewed on 24 June 2011 In 1319, at the age of 11, Henry II was to succeed his cousin, Margrave Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Waldemar, who had died childless. The Duchy of Pomerania, Pomeranian duke Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, Wartislaw IV took the occasion to set himself up as regent and used this position to promote his own interests in the long-time Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict. In turn, Henry's Ascanian relative, Duke Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg intervened and tried to take over the regency. King Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, half-brother of Henry's mother Agnes, finally declared him an adult, though he did not Feoffment, enfeoff him with Brandenburg. Henry's early death in 1320 prevented him from acting independently, moreover, it also meant the end of the Brandenburg line of the Ascanian dynasty. As a completed fief, the Margraviate fell back to the Wittelsbach king Louis IV, who enfeoffed his eldest son Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V (called "the Brandenburger") with Brandenburg in 1323.
Statue
A statue of Henry II by the sculptor August Kraus (1868-1934) was unveiled on 22 March 1900 on the former ''Siegesallee'' boulevard in Berlin. Kraus used the young French cellist Paul Bazelaire, who happened to be visiting Berlin, as a model for the statue. Together with busts of Henry's guardian, Duke Wartislaw IV of Pomerania and the knight Wedigo von Plotho (modeled on Kraus' friend Heinrich Zille), it formed statue group #9.
Severely damaged in World War II, the statue is currently on display at the Spandau Citadel.
See also
* False WaldemarReferences
*Footnotes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry 02 Brandenburg Stendal Margraves of Brandenburg House of Ascania 1300s births 1320 deaths Year of birth uncertain 14th-century German nobility