Otto I, Count of Scheyern
| Otto I, Count of Scheyern | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) |
A daughter of Meginhardt of Reichersbeuern Haziga of Diessen |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Heinrich I, Count in the Pegnitz |
| Mother | unnamed daughter of Kuno I, Count of Altdorf |
| Born | unknown |
| Died |
4 December 1072 probably: Scheyern |
Otto I, Count of Scheyern (some authors call him Otto II of Scheyern; c. 1020 – before 4 December 1072) was the most ancient ancestor of the House of Wittelsbach whose relation with the House can be properly verified.
Life
He was a younger son of Heinrich I, Count in the 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 his 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:
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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 (NDB) (in German), 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