Person

Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen

d. 1218 · 13th century

Berthold V was the last duke of Zähringen, a powerful dynasty of south-western Germany and western Switzerland, ruling from 1186 to 1218. He founded the city of Bern in 1191 to strengthen his hold on the lands between the Jura and the Alps, and declined the German crown offered to him in 1198. With his death in 1218 the main Zähringen line died out.

Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen
Image: Franz Zell · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Canton of Bern

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berthold-v-duke-of-zahringen
MLA
“Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berthold-v-duke-of-zahringen. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berthold-v-duke-of-zahringen.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/berthold-v-duke-of-zahringen (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻