What was the name of the mother of Henry II's second cousin, whose death made Henry King of Germany?
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (German: "Heinrich II" ; Italian: "Enrico II" ) (6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014 until his death in 1024 and the last member of the Ottonian dynasty of Emperors as he had no children. The Duke of Bavaria from 995, Henry became King of Germany ("Rex Romanorum") following the sudden death of his second cousin, Emperor Otto III in 1002, was crowned King of Italy ("Rex Italiae") in 1004, and was crowned by the Pope as Emperor in 1014.
Matilda of Carinthia Matilda of Carinthia or Mathilde of Sponheim (died 13 December 1160 or 1161) was the daughter of Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia and his wife Uta of Passau. She married Theobald II, Count of Champagne in 1123. She was the mother of Adèle of Champagne, Queen of France and thus the maternal grandmother of Philip II of France.