Background
He was the posthumous son of Margrave Henry I and Gertrude of Brunswick, daughter of Egbert I of Meissen.
He was the posthumous son of Margrave Henry I and Gertrude of Brunswick, daughter of Egbert I of Meissen.
He was by inheritance also Count of Eilenburg. He was the second Meissener margrave of the House of Wettin. He left a widow, Adelaide, daughter of Lothair Udo III, Margrave of the Nordmark.
The succession to the marches was disputed after his death.