Hadmar II | |
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Predecessor | Albero III |
Born | 1140 |
Died | 22 July 1217 |
Family | House of Kuenring |
Father | Albero III of Kuenring |
Hadmar II of Kuenring (c. 1140 – 22 July 1217) was an Austrian ministerialis of the Kuenring family and son of Albero III of Kuenring. In 1192 he held captive Richard the Lionheart, King of England, at Dürnstein Castle. He married Gisela of Sonnberg.
Hadmar II also erected from 1201 to 1208 the city of Weitra. Because of the creation of this city, they are sometimes referred to in documents as "Lords of Kuenring-Weitra".
Gisela gave him four children: