jan 1, 1238 - Capital moved to Udine

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After an earthquake destroys the patriarchal palace of Cividale (25 XII 1222) in 1238 Berthold moved the capital of the ecclesiastical state from Cividale to Udine, where he gave orders to erect a cathedral. Under his leadership, the Patriarchate had a flourishing economy and cultural life, supported by a good road network. Udine in central Friuli, which had been a favourite residence of Berthold and his successors since the mid-13th century and soon became a large city. Berthold granted the right to hold trade fairs to Udine. During Berthold's rule, the Friulian parliament began to evolve out of ad hoc patriarchal councils of increasingly greater size, convoked first in 1231 to obtain the financial and military support of the Friulian barons in the near continual wars of patriarchs with their neighbours.

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