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House of Wittelsbach; son of Otto V, count of Scheyern (d.1155); invested as duke of Bavaria, taking the title of Otto I, in 1180; married Agnes von Looss (q.v.) 9 related objects print
Otto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (German: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was also called Otto VI as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria in the ...
Otto I was the Duke of Swabia from 973 and Duke of Bavaria from 976. He was a member of the Ottonian dynasty, the only son of Duke Liudolf of Swabia and his wife Ida, and thus a grandson of the Emperor Otto I and his Anglo-Saxon wife Eadgyth. His sister Mathilde was the abbess of Essen Abbey.
Feb 13, 2024 · Otto of Northeim (German: Otto von Northeim), born about 1020, died 11 January 1083, was Duke of Bavaria from 1061 until 1070. He was one of the leaders of the Saxon revolt against Emperor Henry IV. Otto belonged to the rich and influential Saxon family of the counts of Northeim, and having distinguished himself in war and peace alike, in 1061 ...
Otto's army, now unhindered by civil war, was able to defeat the invasion, and soon the Hungarians sent an ambassador to seek peace with Otto. The ambassador proved to be a decoy: Otto's brother Henry I, Duke of Bavaria, sent word to Otto that the Hungarians had crossed into his territory from the southeast.
Louis I (born Dec. 23, 1174, Kelheim, Bavaria—died Sept. 15, 1231, Kelheim) was the second Wittelsbach duke of Bavaria, who greatly increased his family’s territory and influence. Succeeding his father, Otto I, as duke in 1183, Louis enlarged the Bavarian domains and founded the cities of Landshut, Landau, Iser, and Straubing.
Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (1117-11 July 1183), called Otto III while counting previous Bavarian rulers of the same name, was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 to 1183, succeeding Henry the Lion and preceding Louis I of Bavaria. Otto was born in 1117, the son of Otto IV of Wittelsbach and Agnes of Loon. He was from the House of Wittelsbach, and he was loyal to German emperor Frederick Barbarossa during ...
