Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley explained

Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley
Noble Family:House of Wittelsbach
Father:Arnold I, Count of Scheyern
Mother:Beatrix of Reipersberg
Spouse:Adelaide of Weilheim
Birth Place:probably: Dachau
Death Date:after 5 November 1130
Death Place:probably: Valley

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 Arnold I 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 County of Valley (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:

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