About Berthold I, Count of Tyrol
Lived 1101 – 1180 (aged 78–79). Berthold I, Count of Tyrol was an Austrian feudatory.
Berthold I (died 7 March 1180) was Count of Tyrol from about 1165 until his death.
Biography He was a younger son of Count Albert II and his wife, Adelaide of Diessen-Andechs. The Tyrolean counts were able to strengthen their autonomy from Bavaria after the Welf duke Henry the Proud was deposed by King Conrad III of Germany in 1139. About 1165, Berthold succeeded his elder brother Albert III as sole Count of Tyrol.
Berthold I was married to his cousin Agnes (1149–1207), a daughter of Otto I of Ortenburg, who was himself a son of Count Albert I of Tyrol. Upon his death, he was succeeded by his sons Berthold II and Henry I,
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Who was Berthold I, Count of Tyrol?
Count of Tyrol from about 1165 until his death
When was Berthold I, Count of Tyrol born?
Berthold I, Count of Tyrol was born in 1101.
When did Berthold I, Count of Tyrol die?
Berthold I, Count of Tyrol died on 7 March 1180.
What was Berthold I, Count of Tyrol's occupation?
Berthold I, Count of Tyrol was a feudatory.
What nationality was Berthold I, Count of Tyrol?
Berthold I, Count of Tyrol was Austrian.
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