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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.
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John I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (c. 1279 – 1300) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and was Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1297 until his death. He was the son of Burgrave Frederick III of Nuremberg and his second wife, Helen of Saxony (d. 1309). John I married in 1297 with Agnes of Hesse (d. 1335), daughter of Henry I of Hesse.
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John I, Burgrave of Nuremberg was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and was Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1297 until his death. He was the son of Burgrave Frederick III of Nuremberg and his second wife, Helen of Saxony .
Discover life events, stories and photos about John II Burgrave of Nuremberg (1310–1357) of Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.
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He died on 7 October 1357, in Heilsbronn, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, at the age of 47, and was buried in Heilsbronn, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. More Photos and Memories (5)
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- Elizabeth Von Henneberg
Jul 26, 2022 · Place of Burial: Bayern, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Son of Frederick IV of Hohenzollern-Nuremberg, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Gräfin von Görz-Tirol und Kärnten Margaretha von Kärnten-Görz. Husband of Elisabeth Fuerstin von Henneberg-Schleusingen.
In the eastern area of the Nürnberger Burg lies the Nuremberg Burggrafenburg, the castle’s oldest part. Probably built in 1192, it used to be the administrative headquarters of the Burgrave Nuremberg, a medieval domain in the Holy Roman Empire, until the mid-13 th century. A significant portion of the Burggrafenburg was destroyed in 1420 ...
