Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Spouse(s) Elisabeth of Meissen
Noble family House of Hohenzollern
Father John II of Nuremberg
Mother Elisabeth of Henneberg
Born (1333-03-03)March 3, 1333
Died January 21, 1398(1398-01-21) (aged 64)

Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (Burggraf) of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern.

Life

He was the elder son of John II of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg. From the death of his father in 1357, Frederick bore the title of Burgrave and so was responsible for the protection of the strategically significant imperial castle of Nuremberg. His zeal in the imperial cause led Charles IV to elevate him in 1363 to be the first Burgrave of royal rank.

After his death, his sons divided their inheritance. The eldest son, John III became the first Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Johann's brother Frederick VI became the next Burgrave of Nuremberg as well as the first Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Frederick VI went on to become the first Hohenzollern Elector of Brandenburg.

Family and children

He married in 1350 Elisabeth of Meissen, daughter of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Matilda of Bavaria. Their children were:

  1. Elisabeth (135826 July 1409, Heidelberg), married in Amberg 1374 to Rupert of Germany.
  2. Beatrix (ca. 1362, Nuremberg10 June 1414, Perchtoldsdorf), married in Vienna 1375 Duke Albert III of Austria.
  3. Margaret (d. 1406, Gudensberg), married in Kulmbach 1383 Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse.
  4. Anna (ca. 1364after 10 May 1392), a nun in Seusslitz.
  5. Catherine (d. 1409), Abbess in Hof.
  6. Agnes (1366 22 May 1432), Convent in Hof (1376–1386) married in Constance 1386 Baron Friedrich of Daber, Returned to Convent in Hof (1406) Abbess in Hof (1411–1432).
  7. John III (ca. 136911 June 1420, Plassenburg).
  8. Frederick VI (13711440).

Ancestors

Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Died: 2 January 1398
Preceded by
John II
Burgrave of Nuremberg
13571397
Succeeded by
division between
Johann III and
Frederick VI
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