Eckhard, I Count of Scheyern
- Bef 1091-
Name Eckhard , I Count of Scheyern [1] Suffix I Count of Scheyern Gender Male Died Bef 11 May 1091 [2] Notes - Eckhard I of Scheyern (d. before 11 May 1091) was a son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern. His mother can not be unambiguously determined because of Otto I Scheyern was married with Haziga of Diessen (the widow of Count Herman of Kastl) and later with an unknown daughter of Count Meginhardt of Reichersbeuern and the date of Eckhard birth is not known.
Eckhard I was Vogt of Freising from 1074, and Vogt of Weihenstephan from 1082.
Marriage and issue
Eckhard married to Richardis, a daughter of Margrave Udalrich of Carniola-Orlamünde. They had three sons:
Udalrich I, Count of Scheyern (from 1130 provost of Freising)
Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach (1083 or 1084 - 4 August 1156), the first count to use the name von Wittelsbach
Eckhard II, Count of Scheyern
Person ID I5349 Bosdet Genealogy Last Modified 16 May 2013
Father Otto, I Count of Scheyern, b. Abt 1020, d. Bef 04 Dec 1072 (Age ~ 52 years) Relationship Natural Mother Unknown Relationship Natural Family ID F2120 Group Sheet
Family Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde Children 1. Otto, IV of Wittelsbach, b. Abt 1083, d. 04 Aug 1156 (Age ~ 73 years) Family ID F2119 Group Sheet
- Eckhard I of Scheyern (d. before 11 May 1091) was a son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern. His mother can not be unambiguously determined because of Otto I Scheyern was married with Haziga of Diessen (the widow of Count Herman of Kastl) and later with an unknown daughter of Count Meginhardt of Reichersbeuern and the date of Eckhard birth is not known.
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Sources - [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I_of_Wittelsbach,_Duke_of_Bavaria.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckhard_I,_Count_of_Scheyern.
- [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I_of_Wittelsbach,_Duke_of_Bavaria.