Otto II Mathematicus (26 June 1435 – 8 April 1499) was the
Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt from 1461 until 1499.
Life
Otto was born in 1435 as the eldest son of
Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
Otto I (24 August 1390 – 5 July 1461) was the Count Palatine of Mosbach from 1410 until 1448, and the Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt from 1448 until 1461.
Life
Otto was born in Mosbach in 1390 as the youngest son of Rupert III of the Pal ...
-Neumarkt. He succeeded his father in 1461 and spent most of his life in
Neumarkt. He managed to end the controversy of
Wolfstein, a castle and city opposite Neumarkt with the same rights which was ruled by the
House of Wolfstein
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, after acquiring the pawned castle from the
Neuschönenbergs. Otto II also had a strong interest in astronomy and mathematics, which led to his title "Mathematicus", and he established an observatory on the castle at Neumarkt. In 1490 he retired all active rulership over Mosbach-Neumarkt to
Philip
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,
Elector of the Palatinate
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, and spent the remainder of his life in scientific pursuits.
Otto died in Neumarkt in 1499 childless and was buried in the Church of St Maria. Mosbach-Neumarkt passed to the Electoral Palatinate after his death.
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House of Wittelsbach
Medieval Knights of the Holy Sepulchre