Burkhard I, Lord of Zollern

{{Short description|First documented member of the Hohenzollern dynasty}}

{{infobox nobility

| name = Burkhard I

| title = Lord of Hohenzollern

| image = Burckhard I, Grav zu Zollern.png

| caption = Painting of Burkhard I from Peleș Castle

| noble family = Hohenzollern

| father = (possibly) Friedrich of Sülichgau

| mother = (possibly) Irmentrud of Nellenburg

| spouse = Anastasia von Rheinfelden

| issue = Frederick I, Count of Zollern

| birth_date = Before 1025

| birth_place =

| death_date = 1061

| death_place =

}}

Burkhard I, Lord of the House of Hohenzollern ({{langx|la|Burchardus, Burcardus}}; born {{Circa}} 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 district). His mother may have been Irmentrud, the daughter of Count Burkhard of Nellenburg.{{unreliable source|date=September 2020}}

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.{{dubious |Death |date=May 2019}} 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. He was the ancestor of Kaiser Wilhelm II, King Frederick the Great, and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

References

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{{cite web |url=http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00016326/image_512 |title=Hohenzollern, Dynastengeschlecht |last1=Schultze |first1=Johannes |last2=Seigel |first2=Rudolf |date=1972 |work=Neue deutsche Biographie, Bd.: 9, Hess - Hüttig, Berlin |publisher=Bayerische Staatsbibliothek |accessdate=January 30, 2013}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.manfred-hiebl.de/genealogie-mittelalter/hohenzollern_burggrafen_von_nuernberg/burkhard_1_von_zollern_+_1061.html |title=Burkhard I. von Zollern ("de Zolorin")|accessdate=January 30, 2013}}

{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6ZY4AAAAYAAJ |title=Geschichte der Grafen von Zollern-Hohenberg|last1=Schmid |first1=Ludwig |date=1862 |work=Geschichte der Grafen von Zollern-Hohenberg. Anhang. Historisch-topographische Zusammenstellung der Grafschaft und Besitzungen des Hauses Zollern-Hohenberg |publisher=Gebrüder Scheitlin|page=XXV|location=Google Books|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}

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External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110519233638/http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/hohenzollern_burggrafen_von_nuernberg/burkhard_1_von_zollern_%2B_1061.html Page at genealogie-mittelalter.de]
[http://www.manfred-hiebl.de/genealogie-mittelalter/hohenzollern_burggrafen_von_nuernberg/burkhard_1_von_zollern_+_1061.html Page at Genealogie Mittelalter - Mittelalterliche Genealogie im Deutschen Reich bis zum Ende der Staufer]

Category:Counts of Zollern

Category:House of Hohenzollern

Category:11th-century births

Category:Year of birth uncertain

Category:1061 deaths

Category:11th-century German nobility