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EspañolOTTO, DUKE OF BRUNSWICK-GRUBENHAGEN
'Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen' (1320 – 1 December, 1398, Foggia) was the fourth and last husband of Joan I of Naples. He also held the title of Prince of Taranto.
He was the eldest son of Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (c. 1289 - 1351) and his first wife Jutta of Brandenburg.
His paternal grandparents were Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife Agnes of Meissen. His maternal grandparents were Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg and Agnes of Bavaria.
Henry I was a son of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his second wife Alessina of Montferrat. Agnes was a daughter of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and his third wife Mechthild of Habsburg.
Alessina was a daughter of Boniface II of Montferrat and Margaret of Savoy. Mechthild was a daughter of Rudolph I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenberg.
Margaret was a daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy and Anne of Burgundy.
Anne was a daughter of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and his second wife Alice of Vergy.
In 1353, married his first wife Yolande of Villaragut, a daughter of Berengar de Villaragut. There were no children from this marriage. By 1372, Otto was a widower.
On 25 September, 1376, Otto married his second wife Queen regnant Joan I of Naples. The groom was fifty-six years old and the bride about forty-eight. He became King consort but again there were no children.
The so-called Western Schism started in 1378 with the election of two rival Popes, Urban VI of Rome and Clement VII of Avignon. Joan supported Clement VII and allied herself with his main supporter Charles V of France. With no further hope of having natural children of her own, Joan chose to strengthen her alliance with France by adopting Louis of Anjou, younger brother of Charles V, as her heir.
Urban VI proceeded to have Joan proclaimed deposed in 1381. He named her second cousin Charles of Durazzo as his candidate for the supposedly vacant throne. Charles spend the following months gathering his army within Kingdom of Hungary and then marched against the Kingdom of Naples. Otto led the Neapolitan army in battle but was defeated.
Otto was exiled from Naples and would never return. Joan was strangled in prison in the Castle of San Fele on 12 May, 1382. Charles of Durazzo became King Charles III of Naples while Louis of Anjou became a rival candidate for his throne.
Otto survived Joan by at least sixteen years but never remarried. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin, once removed Erich, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, previously Duke of Einbeck.
★ A listing of descendants of Albrecht I of Brunswick
★ His profile in Peerage.com
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Family
He was the eldest son of Henry II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (c. 1289 - 1351) and his first wife Jutta of Brandenburg.
His paternal grandparents were Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife Agnes of Meissen. His maternal grandparents were Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg and Agnes of Bavaria.
Henry I was a son of Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his second wife Alessina of Montferrat. Agnes was a daughter of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria and his third wife Mechthild of Habsburg.
Alessina was a daughter of Boniface II of Montferrat and Margaret of Savoy. Mechthild was a daughter of Rudolph I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenberg.
Margaret was a daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy and Anne of Burgundy.
Anne was a daughter of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy and his second wife Alice of Vergy.
Marriages
In 1353, married his first wife Yolande of Villaragut, a daughter of Berengar de Villaragut. There were no children from this marriage. By 1372, Otto was a widower.
On 25 September, 1376, Otto married his second wife Queen regnant Joan I of Naples. The groom was fifty-six years old and the bride about forty-eight. He became King consort but again there were no children.
The so-called Western Schism started in 1378 with the election of two rival Popes, Urban VI of Rome and Clement VII of Avignon. Joan supported Clement VII and allied herself with his main supporter Charles V of France. With no further hope of having natural children of her own, Joan chose to strengthen her alliance with France by adopting Louis of Anjou, younger brother of Charles V, as her heir.
Urban VI proceeded to have Joan proclaimed deposed in 1381. He named her second cousin Charles of Durazzo as his candidate for the supposedly vacant throne. Charles spend the following months gathering his army within Kingdom of Hungary and then marched against the Kingdom of Naples. Otto led the Neapolitan army in battle but was defeated.
Otto was exiled from Naples and would never return. Joan was strangled in prison in the Castle of San Fele on 12 May, 1382. Charles of Durazzo became King Charles III of Naples while Louis of Anjou became a rival candidate for his throne.
Otto survived Joan by at least sixteen years but never remarried. He died childless and was succeeded by his first cousin, once removed Erich, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, previously Duke of Einbeck.
External links
★ A listing of descendants of Albrecht I of Brunswick
★ His profile in Peerage.com
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