Bruno III of Berg
# Bruno III of Berg

Bruno III of Berg (German: Bruno III von Berg) was Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia from 1191 until 1193.

The fifth son of Adolf IV, Count of Berg, he is first mentioned in 1156 as provost of St. George in Cologne, and in 1168 as provost at Cologne Cathedral. Named in 1191 Archbishop of Cologne, he resigned in 1193, and finished his life as a monk in Altenberg. He died in 1193, and is buried in Altenberg.

Bruno of BergHouse of BergBorn: ca. 1155 Died: ca. 1200 :

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| Preceded byPhilip I | Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia and Angria 1191–1193 | Succeeded byAdolf I |

## Literature

* Lewald, Ursula, 'Die Ezzonen. Das Schicksal eines rheinischen Fürstengeschlechts', in Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter 43 (1979) pp. 120–168
