Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

Otto II of Brunswick -Göttingen (* 1380, † 1463 ), Otto Cocles ( the one-eyed ), called from the family of the Guelphs was Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg and after the death of his father Otto the Quadi from 1394 ruler of the Principality of Göttingen.

Life

His father left him a politically and financially shattered country. It succeeded the son though, restore political order, but not the financial.

To restore the political order, he allied himself in contrast to his father again with the cities against the powerful robber barons in the region. So he managed to storm in league with the people of Göttingen in 1407, the castle Jühnde, he also forced the men of Adelebsen, Hardenberg and Schwicheldt to keep the peace.

Because of financial constraints, he had to repeatedly borrow money from his cousins ​​and Braunschweiger secured in return these 1395 the succession in Göttingen. Already in 1435, Otto withdrew from the government, leaving them the stands.

The Dukes of Brunswick William and Henry, who had ruled jointly to 1432 in Wolfenbüttel, now shared in the course of the conflict, was in the Wilhelm Calenberg, also pledged castles in the Principality of Göttingen. Between William, Henry and Otto, who intervened again, a dispute erupted for control of Göttingen, during which Otto, Heinrich allied against Wilhelm, 1441, the castle Munden occupied. Following an agreement in 1442 with the houses Lüneburg and Wolfenbüttel kept Otto castle and town Uslar for himself, his wife got Munden, Dransfeld and sickle stone. Seesen and Gander home were finally separated from the rest of the Principality and went to Brunswick. Wilhelm received the concession of his brother and the Lüneburg Dukes of perceiving the rule in Göttingen until the death of Otto.

Probably around 1408 had Otto Agnes of Hesse († January 16, 1471 ), daughter of the Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse, married. Actually the wedding was planned with her sister Elizabeth, but the bride died before the wedding. The couple had two daughters: Elizabeth, who died young, and Margarethe, who married in 1425 Duke Henry of Schleswig. Since no male descendants were there went out the Göttingen line of Guelph with the death of Otto 1463rd The Principality of Göttingen stayed with Calenberg, which was now partially known as the Principality of Calenberg- Göttingen.