Haziga of Diessen, also known as ''Hadegunde'' ( – 1 August 1104) was a Countess consort of Scheyern. Her descent is not entirely clear. It is usually assumed that her father was Count Frederick II of Diessen. He was

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of the

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. He was married three times; it is unclear in which marriage Haziga was born. Around 1080, she founded a

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. It was moved to

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in 1085, then to Petersberg, near

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in 1104 and finally to

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in 1119.

Marriages and issue

Her first husband was Count Herman of Kastl (d. 27 January 1056). With him, she probably had two sons and a daughter: * Herman, Count of Cham (d. after 1071) * Frederick I, Count of Kastl and Habsburg (d. 10 November 1103) * Matilda, married Count Rapoto III of Upper Traungau (d. 15 October 1080) Her second husband was Count

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of Scheyern (d. 4 December 1078). It was also his second marriage. He had four children; it is possible some or all of these were from his first marriage: *

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(d. before 26 March 1123) * Eckhard I (d. before 11 May 1091) * Bernard I (d. 2 March 1104) *

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(d. 31 October 1120)

References

Hans Constantin Faußner: ''Zur Frühzeit der Babenberger in Bayern und Herkunft der Wittelsbacher'', Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990,

External links

Entry for Haziga at ''genealogie-mittelalter.de''
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