Albert II of Bogen

Engraving from "Bavaria Sancta", 1615, " Wilhelm von Windberg at the sick bed of Count Albert von Bogen"

Albert II. (Also known as Adalbert II. ) († January 13, 1146 ) was a Count of Bogen and Windberg, Count in the Donaugau, Vogt of Regensburg, Checking and Windberg.

He was the son and heir of Count Albert I von Bogen-Windberg († July 27, 1100) and his wife Liutgard von Diessen. Daughter of Domvogt Friedrich II of Regensburg.

In 1125 he supported Lothar III. von Supplinburg in the war of the German throne as an imperial military leader against Bohemia, Frisians and Hungary. He supported the Guelphs against the Hohenstaufen in the war. Around 1140 he founded the Windberg Monastery with his wife Hedwig and he went to the battle of Valley .

Marriage and offspring

Albert II von Bogen was married twice. His first marriage is unknown. His second marriage was around 1123 with Hedwig (Hadwig) von Windberg (* around 1090 † December 1, 1162) from the house of Weimar-Orlamünde , widow of Hermann I von Winzenburg , Count of Windberg-Ratelberg-Winzenburg (Formbach), daughter closed by Poppo II of Weimar-Orlamünde , Margrave of Carniola and Istria.

Children from first marriage:

• Engelbert (* around 1100)

Children from second marriage to Hedwig von Windberg:

• Albert III († June 21, 1141)
• Berthold II , Count von Bogen (* 1125; † March 21, 1167), 1. ∞ Mathilde von Formbach –Pitten († November 7, 1160). 2. ∞ Liutgard von Burghausen (* 1145; † December 24, 1195).
• Hartwig, Count of Natternberg († August 23, 1156)
• Heilwig, Abbess of Geisenfeld († April 14, 1170)

Web links

• Manfred Hiebl: Adalbert II. In: Counts of arches. Retrieved January 26, 2016 . 
• Manfred Hiebl: Willibirg of Styria. In: Counts of Formbach-Pitten. Retrieved January 26, 2016 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Albert I.	Count von Bogen 1100–1146	Berthold II.
---	Count of Windberg 1100–1146	Berthold II.