Wolfgang I of Oettingen
Portrait of the Count, Martin Schaffner 1508
Wolfgang I. Count of Oettingen (born May 16, 1455 - † January 29, 1522 in Harburg ) was Count of Oettingen .
Wolfgang was the third son of Count Wilhelm von Öttingen († 1467) and his wife Beatrix della Scala . He became Count of Oettingen after the death of his brother Johann II. Von Oettingen, who died in 1519 without a male heir. His brother Friedrich became Bishop of Passau in 1485 . In 1482 Wolfgang I married Anna von Waldburg-Waldsee († March 20, 1507). They had two sons Karl and Ludwig. He was involved in the Swabian Federation .
literature
- Volker von Volckamer: Oettingen, counts and princes too. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , pp. 472-474 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Wolfgang I of Oettingen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolfgang I. Count of Öttingen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Oettingen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1455 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1522 |
| Place of death | Harburg |