Frederick III of Nuremberg ( 1220 – 14 August 1297 in
Cadolzburg
Cadolzburg (outdated also ''Kadolzburg'', colloquially pronounced "Kalschbuʳch" or "Sporch" ) is a municipality in the Middle Franconian district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated west of Fürth. Its name derives from its central ...
),
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, especia ...
of
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, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...
, was the eldest son of
Conrad I of Nuremberg and Adelheid of Frontenhausen.
Life
He owned the possessions of
Hohenzollern on the west of
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 ...
around the castle Cadolzburg. In 1248 he received from the Counts of
Andechs the region of
Bayreuth by so-called ''Meran's inheritance''. However, this led to a quarrel with other noble houses who also had claims on these lands. After the death of Conrad I in 1261 he became
Burgrave of Nuremberg and tried to eliminate the
Frank
Frank or Franks may refer to:
People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
Curr ...
ish power in the Main region. That resulted in the violent opposition of the bishops of
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg ...
and
Bamberg.
In 1273 he gave his deciding vote for his friend
Rudolf of Habsburg
Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death.
Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum whic ...
on the election of the
king of the Romans. As a reward the King confirmed his position as a Burgrave and granted the rank of a
Prince-Elector
The prince-electors (german: Kurfürst pl. , cz, Kurfiřt, la, Princeps Elector), or electors for short, were the members of the electoral college that elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
From the 13th century onwards, the prin ...
. Thus Frederick was entrusted with the royal district court of
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian languages, Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three Regierungsbezirk, administrative ...
, took part in the imperial war against the outlawed
Otakar II of Bohemia and also joined in the struggle in the
Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen in 1278. More particularly, he had a territorial quarrel with
Bohemia about the
Egerland
The Egerland ( cs, Chebsko; german: Egerland; Egerland German dialect: ''Eghalånd'') is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name ''Eg ...
. At this time,
Wunsiedel
(; Northern Bavarian: ''Wåuṉsieḏl'' or ''Wousigl'') is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town is the birthplace of poet Jean Paul. It also became known for its annual Festival and the Rudol ...
,
Erlangen
Erlangen (; East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 116,062 inhab ...
and
Arzberg came into the possession of the House of Hohenzollern.
Family and children
Friedrich was married twice. After marrying
Elisabeth of Merania, the daughter and heir of
Otto I, Duke of Merania, they had the following children:
# John, murdered near Nuremberg ca. 1262.
# Siegmund, murdered near Nuremberg ca. 1262.
# Marie (d. before 28 March 1299), married bef. 28 July 1263 to Count
Ludwig V of Öttingen.
# Adelheid (d. ca. 1307), married bef. 25 March 1273 to Count
Henry II of Castell.
# Elisabeth (d. 1288), married to:
## bef. 17 April 1280
Eberhard II of Schlüsselberg;
## bef. 13 March 1285
Gottfried II of Hohenlohe.
He married a second time. On 10 April 1280,
Helene of Saxony, daughter of
Albert I, Duke of Saxony
Albert I (; c. 1175 – 7 October 1260) was a Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia; Lord of Nordalbingia; Count of Anhalt; and Prince-elector and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Even though his grandfather Albert the Bear had held the Sax ...
, and
Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg, became his wife. They had the following children:
#
John I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (ca. 1279–1300).
#
Frederick IV of Nuremberg (1287–1332).
# Anna (d. after 1355), married before 3 January 1297 to Count
Emicho I of Nassau-Hadamar.
Ancestors
External links
www.genealogie-mittelalter.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick 03, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Frederick 03 of Nuremberg
Frederick 03 of Nuremberg
Frederick 03 of Nuremberg
Fredeick 03