Berthold von Hohenburg

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Berthold von Hohenburg (* 1215 ; † 1256 or 1257 in southern Italy) was Margrave of Vohburg- Hohenburg .

The Margrave of Hohenburg, probably Berthold, in the Codex Manesse
Hohenburg castle ruins

Berthold was born around 1215 as the son of Diepold V and Mathilde von Wasserburg. He began his career as Valet Kaiser Friedrich II. In 1239 he was appointed captain of Como, in 1244 as vicar general and from 1246–1247 he was envoy to the court of Nicaea . Shortly before his death, Friedrich II entrusted him with his son Manfred Lancia from the Sicilian Staufer line . When the ancestor of the German line of the Staufer, Konrad IV. Died in 1254, Berthold became the regent of the Kingdom of Sicily for Konradin . After Manfred's takeover, he had to resign, joined the camp of Pope Innocent IV and fought against Manfred in his service. After he had moved to Apulia in 1255 as commander of the papal army Alexander IV , he tried to join the victorious Manfred. He failed and was betrayed by his uncle Konrad von Wasserburg . In 1256 Berthold was sentenced to death in the Bari state parliament together with his brothers Otto, Ludwig and Dietbold, a little later pardoned to life imprisonment, but then murdered in his cell. With that, the Hohenburg family died out.

Numerous Minnelieder have been handed down by Berthold . In addition, his contacts with Moses ben Salomon from Salerno testify to a high level of cultural interest beyond military activity. One of his most famous works is the lamentatio Bertholdi marchionis :

Dives eram quondam, pauper modo. Quid miser egi,
Carmina qui quondam studio florente peregi,
Illis temporibus michi sors successit amene,
Ecce mihi lacere dictant scrimende camene.

Berthold's lover was the future wife of Emperor Friedrich II, Bianca Lancia , for whom he had written numerous songs.

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SURNAME Berthold von Hohenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berthold von Vohburg-Hohenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Margrave of Vohburg-Hohenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 1215
DATE OF DEATH 1256 or 1257
Place of death Southern Italy