Burkhard I, Lord of the
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
( la, Burchardus, Burcardus; born before 1025; killed as part of a feud in 1061
) is considered the first well-documented ancestor of the
Hohenzollern dynasty.
Because of his name, it has been attempted to link the Hohenzollern family's descent to the medieval
Burchardings family, but without success.
His father may have been Friedrich, a count in the
Sülichgau area (roughly corresponding to today's
Tübingen
Tübingen (, , Swabian: ''Dibenga'') is a traditional university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer rivers. about one in three ...
district). His mother may have been Irmentrud, the daughter of Count Burkhard of Nellenburg.
In the annals of the monk
Berthold of Reichenau from the year 1061, ''Buchardus de Zolorin'' and ''Wezil de Zolorin'' are mentioned. Based on this source, Burkhard was killed due to a
feud. Little is known about the aforementioned persons themselves, or their possible relationship.
The next documented member of the dynasty is
Frederick I, Count of Zollern, who was probably a son or a grandson of Burkhard I.
See also
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House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
References
External links
Page at genealogie-mittelalter.de
Counts of Zollern
House of Hohenzollern
11th-century births
Year of birth uncertain
1061 deaths
11th-century German nobility
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