Engelbert II of Berg

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Engelbert II of Berg was a powerful early 13th-century German nobleman and ecclesiastical prince who served as Archbishop of Cologne and played a major role in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Engelbert II of Berg canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German politician
Prince-archbishop
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
medieval nobleman
appointedArchbishopOfCologne 1216
burialPlace Cologne Cathedral NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stabbing
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1185
dateOfDeath 1225-11-07
endTimeAsArchbishopOfCologne 1225
era High Middle Ages
familyName of Berg
father Engelbert I of Berg
givenName Engelbert
hasTitle Prince-elector of Cologne
surface form: Elector of Cologne

Prince of the Holy Roman Empire
languageSpoken Middle High German
mannerOfDeath assassination
mother Margaret of Guelders ONNED1
nobleFamily House of Berg
notableFor conflict with regional nobility
guardianship of Emperor Frederick II
political influence in the Holy Roman Empire
occupation archbishop
statesman
participatedIn administration of the County of Berg
imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBirth Berg
placeOfDeath near Gevelsberg
positionHeld Archbishop of Cologne
Prince-elector of Cologne
administrator of the County of Berg
imperial guardian of Frederick II
provost of St. George in Cologne
provost of St. Mary in Aachen
provost of St. Severin in Cologne
predecessor Dietrich I of Hengebach
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Cologne
sexOrGender male
startTimeAsArchbishopOfCologne 1216
successor Heinrich I of Müllenark NERFINISHED
uncle Bruno III of Berg NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Bishopric of Cologne notableRuler Engelbert II of Berg
House of Berg notableMember Engelbert II of Berg