Gottfried III of Raabs (died ) was

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 the medieval Burgraviate of Nuremberg from around 1146 until his death.

Life

Gottfried III was a member of the von Raabs family, an ''

edelfrei The term ''edelfrei'' or ''hochfrei'' ("free noble" or "free knight") was originally used to designate and distinguish those Germanic noblemen from the Second Estate (see Estates of the realm social hierarchy), who were legally entitled to atonem ...

'' family named after their first castle,

Burg Raabs an der Thaya Burg Raabs an der Thaya is a castle in municipality Raabs an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Austria, built in the second half of the 11th century, it is above sea level. History The medieval history of this area begins with the old Moravian fortific ...

Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Since 1986, the capital of Lower Austria has been Sankt P ...

. His father, Gottfried II, and his uncle, Conrad I were de facto joint Burgraves of Nuremberg from 1105, however, they used the title of Castellan. Gottfried III was the first member of the family to be specifically referred to as "Burgrave"; in a document written in 1154, he is called ''burggravius de Norinberg''. Gottfried III died around 1160 and was succeeded by his cousin

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 ...

. When Conrad II died around 1192, the von Raabs family died out in the male line, and the Burgraviate of Nuremberg fell to the Hohenzollern dynasty.

References

* Sigmund Benker and Andraes Kraus (eds.): ''Geschichte Frankens bis zum Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts'', founded by Max Spindler, 3rd ed., Beck, Munich, 1997, * Norbert Angermann (ed.): ''Lexikon des Mittelalters'', vol. 6, Artemis & Winkler Verlag, Munich, 1993, Burgraves of Nuremberg House of Raabs Year of birth unknown 1160s deaths Year of death unknown 12th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub