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The Burgraviate of Nuremberg (German: Burggrafschaft Nürnberg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the early 12th to the late 15th centuries. As a burgraviate, it was a county seated in the town of Nuremberg; almost two centuries passed before the burgraviate lost power over the city, which became independent from 1219.
From the death of his father in 1357, Frederick bore the title of Burgrave and so was responsible for the protection of the strategically significant imperial castle of Nuremberg. His zeal in the imperial cause led Charles IV to elevate him in 1363 to be the first Burgrave of royal rank.
John II of Nuremberg (c. 1309 – 1357) was a Burgrave of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern. He was the elder son of Frederick IV of Nuremberg and Margarete of Görz.
To administer the imperial property and maintain order they installed a burgrave, who resided in the front area of the complex (the so-called Burgrave’s Castle). In 1191 the office of burgrave passed to the Counts of Zollern.
Apr 26, 2022 · Son of Johann II, Burgrave of Nuremberg-Zollern and Elisabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen, Burggräfin zu Nürnberg. Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (Burggraf) of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern.
- Nürnberg
- Elisabeth of Meissen, Burgravine of Nuremberg
- Nürnberg
- March 03, 1333
Burgrave of Nuremberg, was created margrave of Brandenburg by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor in 1415, inaugurating 400 years of rule over the area by the Hohenzollern family which was ultimately to preside over Germany's political unification.
When John II Burgrave of Nuremberg was born in 1310, in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Frederick IV Burgrave of Nuremberg, was 23 and his mother, Margaret of Gorizia von Karnton, was 20. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Gräfin Elisabeth von Henneberg-Schleusingen.
