Background
He was a son of Count Arnold I of Scheyern and his wife, Beatrix of Reipersberg.
He was a son of Count Arnold I of Scheyern and his wife, Beatrix of Reipersberg.
In 1122, he founded the town of Bernried am Starnberger See and became its vogt. In 1124, he acquired Dachau and the County of Valley (Valley, Bavaria). The branch of the House of Wittelsbach which descended from him, was named after these possessions.