Unlike his father, Otto II made no attempt to reconcile with the Bavarian branch of his dynasty: Duke Henry's minor son and heir Henry II was sent to the Bishop of Hildesheim in order to prepare for an ecclesiastical career.
Otto II did not attempt to mend relations with the Bavarian line of his dynasty; Duke Henry's youngest son and successor, Henry II, was sent to the Bishop of Hildesheim to prepare for a career in the church.