The Annales Sancti Diibodi name "Otto palatinus comes de Rineke" as son of "Hermannus [rex]". “Domina Sophya Herimanni regis relicta” donated property to Göttweig by charter dated 23 Sep 1088, witnessed by “Otto filius eiusdem regine...”. "...Herimanno Salmucensi comite et fratre eius Ottone…" subscribed a charter dated 3 Oct 1104 which confirmed the donation to Stablo made by "Rigoldus de Alfunza".
Pfalzgraf 1115. Graf von Rheineck und Bentheim 1126. Lothar King of Germany confirmed property of Duisburg by charter dated 8 May 1129 witnessed by "…Comites: Gerhardus Longus de Gelere, Arnoldus de Cliue, Hermannus de Caluerlage, Hermannus de Salmene, Otto de Rinecke, Florentius de Hollande, Gerhardus de Hostad, Bernhardus de Hildenesheim, Godefridus et Hermannus de Cuch, Adolfus de Berge…". Emperor Lothar donated property to Epternach by charter dated 24 Apr 1131 witnessed by "…Otto comes de Rinecke fraterque suus Hermannus comes de Salmis…". The Gesta Alberonis Archiepiscopi names "comes Otto de Reneka" when recording that he was sent to Italy in 1137 by the king together with "fratribus duobus Guarnero et Iohanni de Nantesburch".
He succeeded in 1140 as OTTO Pfalzgraf von Lothringen. Arnold [I] Archbishop of Köln settled a dispute involving Köln St Pantaleon by charter dated 1144 witnessed by "Otto comes de Rinegge, Herimannus advocatus, Amelricus de Wurmerstorph, Walterus de Kesle, Richwinus et frater eius Herimannus…". "Otto comes de Rinhechen, Otto filius eius…" signed the charter dated 1147 under which Arnold Archbishop of Köln confirmed a donation to Kloster St Martin, Köln.
He was strangled. 1
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