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Encyclopedia > Berthold, Duke of Bavaria

Berthold (c.90023 November 947), of the Luitpolding dynasty, was the younger son of the margrave Luitpold and Cunigunda and successor of the duke Eberhard as Duke of Bavaria in 938. Events Persian scientist, Rhazes, distinguished smallpox from measles in the course of his writings. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Events Births Deaths Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl, Toltec ruler Categories: 947 ... The Luitpolding was a medieval dynasty which ruled Bavaria from some time in the late ninth century off and on until 985. ... Luitpold or Liutpold (modern Leopold) (died 4 July 907), perhaps of the Huosi family or related to the Carolingians, was the father of the great Luitpolding dynasty which dominated Bavaria and Carinthia until the mid-tenth century. ... Eberhard was the eldest son and successor of Arnulf the Bad, duke of Bavaria (907-937). ... The following is a list of rulers of Bavaria: Dukes of Bavaria, 889-1623 Liutpolding Dynasty Liutpold 889-907 Arnulf the Bad 907-937 Eberhard 937 Berthold 938-947 Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty Henry I 947-955 Henry II the Quarrelsome 955-976 Otto I 976-982 Liutpolding Dynasty Henry III... Events Lioa Dynasty took over Peking naming it as their South Palace [Nanjing] Births Hugh Capet, King of France (d. ...


It is known that Berthold was the count of Carinthia in 926 and in 927, King Henry the Fowler made him duke. In 938, Eberhard was removed in Bavaria by Otto the Great, who appointed Berthold in his place. Unlike the powerful late duke Arnulf the Bad, his elder brother, Berthold was not given the right to appoint bishops or administer royal property, but he remained loyal to the Ottonians. Berthold planned to marry Gerberga, sister of Otto, and then Hedwige, another sister, but these plans fell through. Instead he married Biltrude, a Bavarian noblewoman. Carinthia (German Kärnten) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ... Events Bohai is conquered by the Khitan Births Emperor Murakami of Japan Deaths Categories: 926 ... Events Hubaekje sacks the Silla capital of Gyeongju and places King Gyeongsun on the throne. ... Heinrich I depicted as The Bamberg Knight Henry I, the Fowler (German: Heinrich der Finkler or Heinrich der Vogler) (876 - July 2, 936), was Duke of Saxony from 912 and king of the Germans from 919 until his death in 936. ... Events Lioa Dynasty took over Peking naming it as their South Palace [Nanjing] Births Hugh Capet, King of France (d. ... Otto I at his victory over Berengar of Friuli Grave of Otto I in Magdeburg Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the... Arnulf I, called der Böse (the Bad) (died July 14, 937), was duke of Bavaria from 907 until his death. ... Ottonian dynasty is a name sometimes given to a ruling dynasty of German kings, sometimes regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, (though Charlemagne is commonly viewed as the original founder. ... Gerberga of Saxony (c. ... Hedwige of Saxony (c910-May 10, 965) was daughter, sister, and mother of kings. ...


In 943, he dealt defeat to the Magyars and staved off their attacks for a while, as Arnulf had done before him. He united Carinthia to Bavaria, but it was separated on his death, when his son Henry received it as compensation for losing the duchy of Bavaria, which was given to another Henry, the brother of Otto. Events King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk, succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland Births Deaths Harald I of Norway Categories: 943 ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Henry III (940 – 5 October 989), called the Younger, of the Luitpolding dynasty, son of Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, was the duke of Carinthia (976-978, 985-989) and Bavaria (983-985). ... Henry I (919/921 – November 1, 955) was Duke of Bavaria. ...

Preceded by
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Duke of Carinthia
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Succeeded by
Henry I
Preceded by
Eberhard
Duke of Bavaria
938947
Succeeded by
Henry I


 

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