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Birth:          ABT  966 Schwaben, Bavaria
Death:          4 May 1003 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_II,_Duke_of_Swabia
Herman II (also Hermann) (died 4 May 1003) was a member of the Conradine dynasty. 
He was duke of Swabia from 997 to his death. Between January and October 1002 
Herman II attempted, unsuccessfully, to become king of Germany.
Life[edit]

Herman II was the son of Conrad I. There is, however, some debate about the identity 
of Herman's mother. She is often said to be Reglint (or Richlind), daughter of Liudolf, 
Duke of Swabia, and thus a granddaughter of Emperor Otto I.[1] Others argue that his 
wife was Judith, daughter of Adalbert of Marchtal (also known as Judith of Öhningen).
[2]

In 997, after Conrad I's death, Herman II succeeded his father as duke of Swabia. 
That same year, Herman II accompanied Emperor Otto III on his second Italian 
campaign.[3]

Candidacy for the German throne[edit]

When Otto III died without heirs in January 1002, Herman II was one of the men, 
along with Henry II and Eckard of Meissen, who promoted themselves as candidates 
for the German throne.[4] Both Herman II and Henry II claimed descent from Henry the 
Fowler, progenitor of the Ottonian dynasty. Eckard, though a powerful noble and 
military leader, was more distantly related to the Ottonians. Eckhard was assassinated 
in April 1002 by Saxons who opposed his candidacy.[5] According to the chronicler 
Thietmar of Merseburg, the majority of the German nobles, who assembled at Aachen 
in April 1002, including the influential Archbishop Heribert of Cologne, supported 
Herman II.[6] But his rival, Henry II, did not wait for the approval of the nobles. 
Instead, he had himself anointed and crowned king by Archbishop Willigis of Mainz on 
7 June 1002. (Herman had tried, and failed, to prevent Henry II from reaching Mainz.) 
Herman initially refused to accept Henry II as king. He undertook military action 
against Henry and his supporters, including at Strasbourg, where Herman's men looted 
the episcopal church. Yet by October 1002 Herman II undertook a ritual act of 
submission (deditio) before Henry II at Bruchsal. Herman accepted Henry's kingship 
and promised to make reparation for the damage that had been inflicted on 
Strasbourg.[7] In Christmas 1002 Herman was present at the imperial court at 
Frankfurt, signalling that he was on better terms with Henry II. In January 1003 Henry 
II required Herman to cede control of the female monastery St Stephen in Strasbourg 
to Bishop Werner of Strasbourg.[8]

Marriage and children[edit]

He married Gerberga of Burgundy, daughter of King Conrad of Burgundy. With 
Gerberga, Herman had three children:[9]
Gisela who was the wife of Emperor Conrad II[10]
Matilda of Swabia who was the wife of Frederick II, Duke of Upper Lorraine[11]
Herman III, Duke of Swabia[10]
Beatrice (?) (died after 25 February 1025), who was married to Adalbert of 
Eppenstein.[10]

Death[edit]

Shortly after this, in May 1003, Herman died. Contemporaries saw his death as a 
divine punishment for his desecration of the episcopal church at Strasbourg.[12] After 
Herman died, Henry II separated Alsace from Swabia and took control of the duchy. 
This situation continued through the reign of Herman's son and successor, Herman III, 
for whom Henry II acted as guardian during his minority.

Parents
____ Konrad II (Kuno) (ABT  948 - 1036)
VON SCHWABEN Reginlint (ABT  948 - )

Siblings
VON OENINGEN Hermann II (ABT  966 - 4 May 1003)
VON OENINGEN Kunigunde (ABT  970 - )
VON OENINGEN Hemma (Kunizza) (ABT  980 - )

Marriage To OF BURGUNDY Gerberga (ABT  965 - 7 Jul 1018)
    m. ABT  988 

Notes

Parents
OF BURGUNDY Conrad (Konrad) I "the Peaceful" (ABT  935 - 19 Oct  993)
OF FRANCE Matilda ( 943 - AFT 26 Nov  981)

Children by OF BURGUNDY Gerberga ABT  965 - 7 Jul 1018
OF SWABIA Gisela (Gisele) (11 Nov  990 - 14 Feb 1043)
DE SWABIA Matilda (Mathilde) (ABT  998 - ABT 1034)

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