Otto von Wittlesbach V ~ Duke of Bavaria

     Otto von Wittlesbach V ~ Duke of Bavaria was born circa 1117.¹ He was the son of Otto von Wittlesbach IV ~ Count of Wittlesbach and Pfalzgrave of Bavaira and Heilike von Pettendorf. Otto became, in 1158, the Pfazgrave of Bavaria.¹ In 1159, Duke Otto went on the Third Crusade with the Emperor, Frederick Barbarosa, as the Imperial Standard Bearer.¹

Otto von Wittlesbach V ~ Duke of Bavaria married Agnes von Loos, daughter of Louis I ~ Count of Loos and Rieneck and Agnes von Metz, between 1159 and 1167.¹ He fought in the Italian Wars, was made Ambassador to Constantinople, and was present in Venice at the when the Pope and Emperor Frederick Barbarosa made peace in 1177.¹ Otto was created, in 1180, the Duke of Bavaria after the fall of Henry the Lion.¹ He died on 1 July 1183 at Pettendorf, Oberpfalz, Bavaria, Germany.¹ He was buried at Scheyern, Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany.¹