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The earliest known member of the family was probably one Bezelin , a count in the Breisgau early in the 11th century. Bezelin's son Berchtold I (d. 1078) was count of Zähringen and was related to the Hohenstaufen family. He received a promise of the duchy of Swabia, which, however, was not fulfilled, but in 1061 he was made duke of Carinthia. Although this dignity was a titular one, Bertold lost it when he joined a rising against the emperor Henry III in 1073. His son Berchtold II , who like his father fought against Henry III, inherited the land of the counts of Rheinfelden in 1090 and took the title of duke of Zähringen; he was succeeded in turn by his sons, Berchtold III (d. 1122) and Conrad (d. 1152). In 1127Events Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothar II. The minaret of Kalyan is completed in Bukhara in present day Uzbekistan. Births Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan Deaths Fulcher of Chartr Conrad inherited some land in BurgundyThis page is about the region of France. For information on the wine, see Burgundy wine. Burgundy ( French Bourgogne is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Celts, Gauls, Romans and Gallo-Romans, and various Germanic peoples, most importantly and about this date he was appointed by the German king, Lothair the SaxonThe sole member of the house of Supplinburg to hold the titles, Lothar II (1075-1137) became duke of Saxony in 1106, king of Germany in 1125 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1133. Lothar faced opposition through most of his reign from Frederick II, the Hohenstau, rector of the kingdom of Burgundy or ArlesMediterranean, showing location of Arles Arles Arle in Provencal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhone departement of which it is a sous-prefecture in the former province of Provence. Geography The Rhone river divides itself in two ar. This office was held by the Zähringens until 1218Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. Livonian Brothers of the Sword begin to conquer Estonia. Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes Udaijin of Japan. Alfonso IX of Castile founds a university in Salamanca. Ongoing events Fifth Crusade ( and hence they are sometimes called dukes of Burgundy. Berchtold IV (d. 1186Events John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter. January 27 Constance of Sicily marries Henry (the future Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor). Births Deaths William of Tyre (archbishop) August 19 Geoffrey Plantagenet, Duke of Brittany, stamped by a horse in a), who followed his father Conrad, spent much of his time in Italy in the train of the emperor Frederick IFrederick I Hohenstaufen ( 1122 June 10 1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa ("Frederick Redbeard") was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18 1155. He was also Duke of Swabia (1147-1152, as Frederick I; his son and successor, Berchtold V , showed his prowess by reducing the Burgundian nobles to order. This latter duke was the founder of the town of BernThe city of Bern English traditionally Berne [b3`n] ( Swiss German Barn [bae:rn], German Bern [ˈbɛrn], French Berne [bERn], Italian''Berna ['bErna], Romansh Berna ['bErn@]) is the "Bundesstadt" (capital) of Switzerland. Inhabitants: 127,000, and when he died in February 1218Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. Livonian Brothers of the Sword begin to conquer Estonia. Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes Udaijin of Japan. Alfonso IX of Castile founds a university in Salamanca. Ongoing events Fifth Crusade ( the main line of the Zahringen family became extinct.

By extensive acquisitions of land the Zähringens had become very powerful in the districts now known as Switzerland and Baden, and when their territories were divided in 1218 part of them passed to the counts of Kyburg and thence to the house of Habsburg.

See also: Grand Duchy of Baden

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. 1911 Britannica