Otto I von Scheyern Graf von Scheyern und Vogt von Freising

Brief Life History of Otto I

When Otto I von Scheyern Graf von Scheyern und Vogt von Freising was born in 1018, in Schwaben, Kelheim, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Heinrich II. von Schweinfurt Graf an der Pegnitz, was 23 and his mother, Hildegardis von Altdorf, was 13. He married Haziga von Dießen in 1046, in Scheyern, Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 4 December 1072, at the age of 54, and was buried in Bavaria, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Otto I von Scheyern Graf von Scheyern und Vogt von Freising
1018–1072
Haziga von Dießen
1040–1104
Marriage: 1046
Otto II von Scheyern
1050–1120
Eckhard I Count of Scheyern
1052–1091
Arnold I von Dachau
1057–1104
Graf Bernhard I von Scheyern
1064–1104

Sources (5)

  • Wikipedia article (en): Otto I, Count of Scheyern
  • Wikipedia article (de): Otto I. von Scheyern
  • Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - OTTO [I], son of --- (-4 Dec ----, before Jul 1072, bur 1127 Scheyern Abbey).

Name Meaning

Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .

Chinese: variant of Wong .

Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Research by Friedrich R Wollmershhauser given to Sheldon Wimmer for OTTO I VON SCHEYERN

OTTO I VON SCHEYERN, Count in Scheyern, g. about 1019,  04.12.1072 on the way to the Holy Land. Otto I von Scheyern was the oldest clearly provable ancestor of the Wittelsbacher. oo about 1040 HAZIG …

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