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Wolfgang I of Oettingen (16 May 1455 – 29 January 1522, Harburg) was a Count of Oettingen-Oettingen. He was third son of Count
Wilhelm of Oettingen Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Moun ...
(1413 – 12 March 1467) and his wife Beatrice della Scala from the family of
Scaliger The Della Scala family, whose members were known as Scaligeri () or Scaligers (; from the Latinized ''de Scalis''), was the ruling family of Verona and mainland Veneto (except for Venice) from 1262 to 1387, for a total of 125 years. History Wh ...
. He was a Count of Oettingen after the death of his brother
John II of Oettingen John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
, who died in 1519 without male heirs. In 1482 he married with Anna of
Waldburg Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a C ...
and Waldsee (d. 20 March 1507). They had two sons:
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and
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Counts of Oettingen in the ADB
1455 births 1522 deaths Counts of Germany House of Oettingen-Oettingen {{germany-noble-stub