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In 1089 Leopold II helped pay for the construction of Melk Abbey in eastern Austria by donating the land for the new Abbey. A few miles away from Melk Abbey, in eastern Austria, are the ruins of Thunau a Kamp castle, once a summer residence of Leopold II. MARRIAGE In 1065 Leopold married Itha (Ida of Cham), countess of Cham ( 1060 - 1101 ), in Cham, Oberphalz, Bavaria . Ida was the daughter of Rapoto IV, Count of Cham, and Mathilde. Ida is said to have died on a crusade. The two had a son, Leopold III , as well as seven daughters who married Dukes and Counts from Carinthia, Bohemia and Germany. REFERENCES
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