Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen

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Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, was a 12th–13th century German nobleman and the last Duke of Zähringen, known for his influential role in the development of cities in the southwestern Holy Roman Empire.

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Duke of Zähringen 3
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen canonical 2
Berthold 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
historical figure
medieval German noble
nobleman
associatedWith Freiburg Minster
Zähringen city network in southwestern Germany and Switzerland
birthDate circa 1160
burialPlace Freiburg Minster
causeOfLineEnd death without male heir
century 12th century
13th century
country Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 18 February 1218
deathPlace Freiburg im Breisgau
dynasticOutcome extinction of the ducal Zähringen line on his death
era High Middle Ages
father Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen
founded Bern
Murten (as a Zähringen city)
linked to: Murten

Rheinfelden (as a Zähringen town development)
Thun (as a Zähringen city expansion)
linked to: Thun Old Town
givenName Berthold
issue no surviving legitimate sons
knownFor city charters and planned urban layouts
fortification and expansion of Freiburg im Breisgau
support of ecclesiastical institutions
legacy urban and constitutional models for later Swiss and German cities
marriage Clementia of Auxonne
mother Heilwig of Frohburg
nobleFamily House of Zähringen
notableFor being the last Duke of Zähringen
founding and fostering cities in the Upper Rhine and Alpine regions
urban development in southwestern Holy Roman Empire
patronage Bern
Freiburg im Breisgau
Fribourg (Freiburg) in Üechtland
linked to: Fribourg

Murten
Thun
politicalRole imperial prince of the Holy Roman Empire
regional power broker between Empire and Burgundy
positionHeld Duke of Zähringen
realm Duchy of Zähringen
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruledRegion Breisgau
parts of Burgundy
territories in present-day Switzerland
spouse Clementia of Auxonne
successor none
title Duke of Zähringen

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Bern foundedBy Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
Bertolt Brecht givenName Berthold
linked to: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
Bern foundedBy Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
subject linked to: Bern, Switzerland
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen title Duke of Zähringen
linked to: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen positionHeld Duke of Zähringen
linked to: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
House of Zähringen title Duke of Zähringen
linked to: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
House of Zähringen hasMember Berthold V of Zähringen
linked to: Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen