Frederick I, Burgrave of Nuremberg
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Frederick I of Nuremberg (before 1139–after 1 October 1200), the first Burgrave
of Nuremberg
from the House of Hohenzollern
. He was elder son of Count Frederick II of Zollern
. He was also Count of Zollern as Frederick III.
party. Specially significant would prove the marriage of Frederick, whose possession lay in the south of the Schwarzwald, with Sophia of Raabs, the heiress of the burgraviate of Nuremberg.
Henceforth, when he was acknowledged in this office by Emperor Henry VI
in 1191, he became the founder of both the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern family and the Franconia
n line of the (later imperial) House of Hohenzollern, which he called Hohenzollern to distinguish it from the House of Counts of Zollern
.
Burgrave
A burgrave is literally the count of a castle or fortified town. The English form is derived through the French from the German Burggraf and Dutch burg- or burch-graeve .* The title is originally equivalent to that of castellan or châtelain, meaning keeper of a castle and/or fortified town...
of Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
from the House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
. He was elder son of Count Frederick II of Zollern
Frederick II of Zollern
Frederick II, Count von Zollern was the son of Frederick I of Zollern.The death of Frederick II of Zollern was recorded in 1145.- Family and Children :Frederick had at least two sons:...
. He was also Count of Zollern as Frederick III.
Life
From 1171 Frederick I proved himself an adherent of the HohenstaufenHohenstaufen
The House of Hohenstaufen was a dynasty of German kings in the High Middle Ages, lasting from 1138 to 1254. Three of these kings were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor. In 1194 the Hohenstaufens also became Kings of Sicily...
party. Specially significant would prove the marriage of Frederick, whose possession lay in the south of the Schwarzwald, with Sophia of Raabs, the heiress of the burgraviate of Nuremberg.
Henceforth, when he was acknowledged in this office by Emperor Henry VI
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI was King of Germany from 1190 to 1197, Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and King of Sicily from 1194 to 1197.-Early years:Born in Nijmegen,...
in 1191, he became the founder of both the Swabian branch of the Hohenzollern family and the Franconia
Franconia
Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...
n line of the (later imperial) House of Hohenzollern, which he called Hohenzollern to distinguish it from the House of Counts of Zollern
Zollern
Zollern, from 1218 Hohenzollern, was a county of the Holy Roman Empire. Its ruling dynasty was the House of Hohenzollern, a Swabian noble family first mentioned in 1061. They named their estates after Hohenzollern Castle at the Swabian Alb; its capital was Hechingen...
.
Family and children
With Sophia of Raabs he had following children:- Frederick IV of ZollernFrederick IV, Count of ZollernCount Frederick IV of Zollern , also known as Burgrave Frederick II of Nuremberg, was Burgrave of Nuremburg from 1204 to 1218 and Count of Zollern from 1218 until his death.- Life :...
(d. 30 December 1255). (Swabian branch) - Conrad I of Nuremberg (d. 1261). (Franconian branch, later Electors of Brandenburg and Kings of Prussia)
- Elisabeth (d. 1255), married to Landgrave Gerhard III of Leuchtenberg.