Otto V, Count of Wittelsbach | |
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Born | c. 1083 |
Died | 4 August 1156 |
Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
Spouse(s) | Heilika of Pettendorf-Lengenfeld |
Father | Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern |
Otto V, Count of Wittelsbach (c. 1083 – 4 August 1156) also called Otto IV, Count of Scheyern was the second son of Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern. Otto named himself Otto of Wittelsbach, after Wittelsbach Castle near Aichach. He served Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor in his first italian Expedition in 1110-1111. Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor already addressed Otto Count of "Witlinesbac" in a document in 1115. From 1120 onwards, he was Count palatine of Bavaria.
Otto married Heilika of Pettendorf-Lengenfeld, a daughter of Count Frederick III of Pettendorf-Lengenfeld-Hopfenohe on 13 July 1116.
Their marriage produced eight children:
(From the German article)