Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen (b. c. 1085, d. 3 DecemberStephan Molitor, ''Das Todesdatum Herzog Bertolds III. von Zähringen im Reichenbacher Seelbuch in Kopenhagen''. In: Die Zähringer. Eine Tradition und ihre Erforschung, hrsg. von Karl Schmid (=Veröffentlichungen zur Zähringerausstellung I). Sigmaringen, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 1986, S. 37–42. 1122) was

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from 1111 until his death. He was the son of Berthold II (c. 1050–1111), the first holder of the ducal title. Berthold III was a supporter of emperor

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and was significantly involved in the

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of 1122. He was married to Sophia of Bavaria, a daughter of

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. He was killed on 3 December 1122 near

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in the course of a feud, and was buried at St. Peter Abbey. He died without male issue, and was succeeded by his brother, Conrad I (c. 1090–1152).

References

* Ulrich Parlow: ''Die Zähringer. Kommentierte Quellendokumentation zu einem südwestdeutschen Herzogsgeschlecht des hohen Mittelalters'' (1999) 125–156. {{DEFAULTSORT:Berthold 3, Duke Of Zahringen 1180s births 1122 deaths Dukes of Zähringen