Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley

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Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley
Bornprobably: Dachau
Diedafter 5 November 1130
probably: Valley
Noble familyHouse of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)Adelaide of Weilheim
Father
MotherBeatrix of Reipersberg

Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley (also known as Otto of Dachau-Valley; died after 5 November 1130) was a German nobleman. He was a son of Count of Scheyern and his wife, Beatrix of Reipersberg. Otto I was the founder of the Scheyern-Dachau-Valley line.

Life[]

He acquired the town of Grub via his wife. In 1122, he founded the town of Bernried am Starnberger See and became its vogt. In 1124, he acquired Dachau and the (Valley, Bavaria). The branch of the House of Wittelsbach which descended from him, was named after these possessions.

Marriage and issue[]

Otto married Adelaide of Weilheim. Together, they had five children:

  • Gebhard (d. 1141)
  • (d. 1175)
  • Adelaide, married Count Engelbert II of Gorizia
  • Otto II (d. c. 1170/1172)
  • Matilda

References[]

  • Slides including a family tree of the Counts of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley from a presentation by prof. Schmid Bayern im Spätmittelalter, WS 1996/97

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