Henry II, Count of Sponheim-Starkenburg
Henry II of Sponheim, the Younger was a German nobleman of the house of Sponheim.
Biography
He married Loretta of Salm in 1315.He may have ruled the county of Sponheim alongside his father, John II, Count of Sponheim-Starkenburg, for a brief while; however, he pre-deceased his father by five months. His father John II was succeeded by his grandson, John III who was, however, only nine years old at his grandfathers death. For the following seven years, 1324-1331, his mother, Loretta of Sponheim, acted as his regent.
Children
- John III, married September 1331 Mechthild von der Pfalz
- Henry, Stiftsherr of Strassburg and Aachen.
- Gottfried, Archdeacon of Longuyon
category:1290s births
category:1323 deaths