Engelbert I, Count of Berg

Count Engelbert I of Berg ruled the County of Berg from 1160 to 1189. He was the son of Adolf IV of Berg.
Through his loyalty to the German Emperor and the Archbishops of Cologne he succeeded in stabilising the county and increasing its revenues. He took Bensberg Palace, Neu-Windeck and Elberfeld.
In July 1189 he was killed near Kubin while on his way to the Holy Land with the crusade of emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
Engelbert married Margaret of Guelders. They had:

Count Adolf VI of Berg
Count Engelbert II of Berg, otherwise known as Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne and as Saint Engelbert.
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