Henry II, Margrave of Meissen

Henry II (1103–1123) was the Margrave of Meissen and the Saxon Ostmark (as Lusizensis marchio: margrave of Lusatia) from his birth until his death. 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.

Henry II
Margrave of Meissen Margrave of the Ostmark
Reign	1103–1123
Predecessor	Henry I
Successor	Wiprecht of Groitzsch
Regent	Thimo of Wettin
Born	1103
Died	1123
Spouse	Adelaide of Stade
House	Wettin
Father	Henry I, Margrave of Meissen
Mother	Gertrud of Braunschweig

He was initially under the regency of first his mother and after her death in 1117 under his great uncle Thimo. He died young and without children in 1123. His lands were inherited by his half-sister Richenza of Northeim. He left a widow, Adelaide, daughter of Lothair Udo III, Margrave of the Nordmark. The succession to the marches was disputed after his death.