Otto I, Count of Scheyern | |
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| Born | c. 1020 |
| Died | before 4 December 1072 probably: Scheyern |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | A daughter of Meginhardt of Reichersbeuern Haziga of Diessen |
| Issue |
Eckhard I Bernard I Otto II Arnold I |
| Father | Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz |
| Mother | unnamed daughter of Kuno I, Count of Altdorf |
Otto I, Count of Scheyern (some authors call him Otto II of Scheyern;[ citation needed] c. 1020 – before 4 December 1072) was the earliest known ancestor of the House of Wittelsbach whose relation with the House can be properly verified.
Life
Most historians believe Otto was a younger son of Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz and an unnamed daughter of Kuno I, Count of Altdorf. [1] He was appointed Vogt of Freising in Bavaria. [2] A document from 1073 calls him Comes de Skyrun, i.e. Count of Scheyern. Otto I died on December 4, 1072, while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. [2]
Marriage and children
Otto was married twice. [2] His first wife was from Saxony but her given name has not been preserved. [2] About 1057, he married Haziga of Diessen, daughter of Count Friedrich of Diessen. [2]
Otto had 4 known children. By his first wife he had:
By his second wife, Haziga, he had 2 children:
- Otto II (died 1 April, c. 1110). [2]
- Arnold I, Count of Scheyern and Count of Dachau (died c. 1123). [2]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980), Tafeln 9, 23
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Detlev Schwennicke, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980), Tafel 23
- Ludwig Holzfurtner (1999), "Otto von Scheyern", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 19, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 694–694; ( full text online)
External links
- Family tree of the Counts of Scheyern-Wittelsbach-Dachau-Valley, from a lecture by Prof. Schmid: Bayern im Spätmittelalter, winter 1996/97
- Otto I at genealogie-mittelalter
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