But who were these Zähringers? Warlords, builders of castles and churches, founders of towns and candidates for the royal throne - all these descriptions apply to the Dukes of Zähringen.
Originally from Swabia, they came to Freiburg, where they built their ancestral castle in Zähringen and built up a huge sphere of power on the Upper and High Rhine and in Burgundy. For around 150 years, the Zähringers were among the most influential imperial princes of their time. The last Duke of Zähringen, Bertold V, died in 1218.
The exhibition provides a comprehensive insight into the family history and the role of the Zähringers in the political arena of the time.
Die Wanderausstellung „Die Zähringer. Mythos und Wirklichkeit“ wurde vom Alemannischen Institut Freiburg, dem Stadtarchiv Freiburg, dem Historischen Seminar, Lehrstuhl für Mittelalterliche Geschichte I, Abt. Landesgeschichte an der Universität Freiburg konzipiert und von der Sparkasse Freiburg-Nördlicher Breisgau realisiert.
