Background
She was born in Bavaria, the daughter of Count palatine Otto VII (d 1189), himself a son of Count Otto IV of Wittelsbach, and his wife Benedicta, daughter of Count Mangold of Donauwörth.
She was born in Bavaria, the daughter of Count palatine Otto VII (d 1189), himself a son of Count Otto IV of Wittelsbach, and his wife Benedicta, daughter of Count Mangold of Donauwörth.
In 1191 Duke Conrad II accompanied Frederick"s son and successor Henry VI on his campaign against the Kingdom of Sicily and never returned as he died on 9 September during the siege of Naples. Hellicha died on 13 August 1198.