Herman II, Duke of Carinthia
| Herman II of Spanheim | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Carinthia | |
| Duke | 1161–1181 |
| Predecessor | Henry V, Duke of Carinthia |
| Successor | Ulrich II, Duke of Carinthia |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes of Austria |
| Noble family | House of Sponheim |
| Father | Ulrich I, Duke of Carinthia |
| Mother | Judith of Baden |
| Died | 4 October 1181 |
| Buried | Saint Paul's Abbey, Lavanttal |
Herman II of Spanheim (died 4 October 1181), a scion of the Rhenish House of Sponheim, was Duke of Carinthia from 1161 until his death.
He was the second son of Duke Ulrich I of Carinthia (d. 1144) and his wife Judith of Zähringen, daughter of Margrave Herman II of Baden.
Herman's paternal grandparents were Engelbert of Spanheim (died 1141) and Uta, daughter of Burgrave Ulric of Passau. In 1123 Engelbert had succeeded his brother Henry IV as Carinthian duke, since 1106 he also controlled the Imperial March of Istria.
His maternal grandparents were the Bavarian count Berengar II of Sulzbach (died 3 December 1125) and Adelheid of Wolfratshausen. His maternal aunts included Gertrude of Sulzbach and Bertha of Sulzbach, respectively the wives of King Conrad III of Germany and the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos.
When in April 1144, his father Duke Ulrich I died childless Herman's elder brother Henry V succeeded him. Though a loyal supporter of the Imperial Hohenstaufen dynasty, Henry lost the title of Margrave of Verona to his uncle Herman III of Baden in 1151. He married Elizabeth, a daughter of Margrave Leopold of Styria, and died childless on 12 October 1161, whereafter Herman succeeded him as Carinthian duke.
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