Friedrich I of Nuremberg (before 1139 – after 1 October 1200), the first

Burgrave Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave (from german: Burggraf, la, burgravius, burggravius, burcgravius, burgicomes, also praefectus), was since the medieval period in Europe (mainly Germany) the official title for the ruler of a castle, especial ...

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

from the

House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, Prince-elector, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzol ...

. He was the younger son of Count Friedrich II of Zollern, and became

Count of Zollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenb ...

as Friedrich III after the death of his other male relatives.

Life

From 1171 Friedrich I proved himself an adherent of the

Hohenstaufen The Hohenstaufen dynasty (, , ), also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254. The dynasty ...

party, namely of Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick I Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (german: link=no, Friedrich I, it, Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt o ...

and his sons, Friedrich V, Duke of Swabia, Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, and German king

Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208) was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of his older brother Emperor Henry VI in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (whi ...

, and was party to the action by Barbarossa against

Henry the Lion Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180. Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...

in 1180. Especially significant would prove the marriage of Friedrich, whose possessions at this time lay in the

Duchy of Swabia The Duchy of Swabia (German: ''Herzogtum Schwaben'') was one of the five stem duchies of the medieval German Kingdom. It arose in the 10th century in the southwestern area that had been settled by Alemanni tribes in Late Antiquity. While the ...

, to

Sophie of Raabs Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess o ...

around 1184, the only daughter of

Conrad II of Raabs Conrad II of Raabs ( – ) was from about 1160 until his death Burgrave of the medieval Burgraviate of Nuremberg. Life Conrad was a count of Raabs, a family of edelfrei nobility, named after their first castle, Burg Raabs an der Thaya in ...

, and heiress of the

Burgraviate of Nuremberg 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 pass ...

. When he was granted the burgraviate by Henry VI after Conrad's death around 1191, he became the founder of both the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern family, and of the

Franconia Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch''). The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper Fr ...

n line of the (later imperial) House of Hohenzollern, which he renamed ''

Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenb ...

'' at this time to distinguish it from the House of

Zollern Zollern may refer to: * House of Hohenzollern, a German former royal dynasty ** Beatrix of Zollern (1362–1414), wife of Duke Albert III of Austria ** Count of Zollern, including a list of people with the title * County of Zollern, a medieval co ...

. Through his wife, as the lone heiress of the Counts of Raabs and Abenberg, Friedrich was able to add possessions in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

and Franconia, respectively, to his line.

Family and children

With Sophie of Raabs he had following children: #

Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg Conrad I of Nuremberg ( 1186 – 1261) was a Burgrave of Nuremberg of the House of Hohenzollern. He was the elder''Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe'', Jiří Louda & Michael Maclagan, 1981, pp. 178–179. son of Frederick I of Nuremberg an ...

(died 1261). Eldest son. (Franconian branch, later Electors of Brandenburg and Kings of Prussia) # Friedrich IV of Zollern''Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe'', JiříLouda & Michael Maclagan, 1981, pp. 178-179. (died 30 December 1255). (Swabian branch) # Elisabeth (died 1255), married to Landgrave Gerhard III of Leuchtenberg.

References

External links

genealogie-mittelalter.de
{{Authority control Burgraves of Nuremberg 12th-century births 13th-century deaths House of Hohenzollern Counts of Zollern