# Bertram

> Bertram, born Berthold, was a Saxon nobleman, jurist and prelate of the Holy Roman Empire. Praised by contemporaries for his education, his expertise was in Roman law. He was the elected archbishop of Bremen from 1178 until 1179 and the bishop of Metz from 1180 until his death. He was in general a strong supporter of the Staufer emperors, although he was forced into internal exile and temporarily dispossessed of his diocese in 1187-1189. He supported the Staufer in the German throne dispute after 1198.

*German Catholic bishop (-1212)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bertram

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Died:** 1212-04-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Bertram, born Berthold, was a Saxon nobleman, jurist and prelate of the Holy Roman Empire. Praised by contemporaries for his education, his expertise was in Roman law. He was the elected archbishop of Bremen from 1178 until 1179 and the bishop of Metz from 1180 until his death. He was in general a strong supporter of the Staufer emperors, although he was forced into internal exile and temporarily dispossessed of his diocese in 1187-1189. He supported the Staufer in the German throne dispute after 1198.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.9

## Sources
- [Bertram of Metz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_of_Metz)
- [Bertram (Metz)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_(Metz))
- [Bertram de Metz](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_de_Metz)
- [Bertram di Metz](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_di_Metz)
- [Bertram van Metz](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_van_Metz)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q118820)

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