Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern

Eckhard I of Scheyern, also Ekkehard von Scheyern (c. 1044 – died before 11 May 1091), was a son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern. His mother cannot be unambiguously determined because Otto I Scheyern was first married to Haziga of Diessen (the widow of Count Herman of Kastl) and later to an unknown daughter of Count Meginhardt of Reichersbeuern, and the date of Eckhard's birth is not known.

Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern
Born	c. 1044
Died	Before 11 May 1091
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde
Issue	Otto IV, Count of Scheyern
Father	Otto I, Count of Scheyern

Eckhard I was Vogt of Freising from 1074, and Vogt of Weihenstephan from 1082.

Marriage and children

Eckhard was married to Richardis, a daughter of Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola and Sophia of Hungary. They had three sons:

• Udalrich I, Count of Scheyern (from 1130 provost of Freising) (de)
• Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, Count Palatine of Bavaria since 1120 (d. 22 Aug 1123) (V of Wittelsbach, IV of Scheyern)
• Eckhard II of Scheyern (d. c. 1135) (de)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern
16. Berthold of Schweinfurt 8. Henry of Schweinfurt 17. Eilika of Walbeck 4. Henry I of Schweinfurt 18. Herbert of Wetterau 9. Gerberga of Gleiberg 19. Irmtrud of Avalgau 2. Otto I of Scheyern 1. Eckhard I of Scheyern

Sources

• Jeffery, Renée (2018). Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia: The Philosopher Princess. Lexington Books.
• Murray, Alan V. (1997). "The Chronicle of Zimmern as a source for the First Crusade". In Phillips, Jonathan (ed.). The First Crusade: Origins and Impact. Manchester University Press.

External links

• Famity tree of the Counts of Scheyern-Wittelsbach-Dachau-Valley
• Entry for Eckhard I at genealogie-mittelalter