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He was a younger son of Heinrich I, Count in the Pegnitz and an unnamed daughter of Kuno I, Count of Altdorf. He was appointed Vogt of Freising. A document from 1073 calls him Comes de Skyrun, i.e. Count of Scheyern. Otto I died 4 December 1072 while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
about
1020
| 1020 • The city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is founded. |
1072
Dec 4
Age: 53y
| 1072 • Shen Kuo is sent to supervise Chancellor Wang Anshi's program of surveying the building of silt deposits in the Bian Canal outside the capital city of Kaifeng. Using an original technique, Shen successfully dredges the canal and demonstrates the formidable value of the silt gathered as a fertilizer. |