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unusual facts about Otto VIII, Count of Hoya



Otto VIII

Count Otto VIII of Wittelsbach, killed in 1209, son of Count Otto VII of Wittelsbach and murderer of king Philip of Swabia

Otto VIII, Count of Hoya

Otto VIII, Count of Hoya (1530 – 25 February 1582 at Hoya Castle in Hoya) was the last ruling Count of Hoya.

He was buried in the church of St. Martin in Nienburg; his tomb is lcoated in the hall below the tower.


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