Frederick IV, Count of Zollern

Friedrich IV, Count of Zollern
Noble family House of Hohenzollern
Father Friedrich I, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Mother Sophia of Raabs
Born c.1188
Died c.1255

Count Friedrich IV of Zollern (c.1188c.1255), also known as Burgrave Friedrich II of Nuremberg, was Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1204 to 1218 and Count of Zollern from 1218 until his death.

Life

Friedrich IV was the younger son of Friedrich I of Nuremberg-Zollern (c. 1139c.1200) and his wife Sophia of Raabs (died c.1218) . After his father's death, he was appointed as his successor as Burgrave of Nuremberg. In 1218, Friedrich and his older brother Conrad I divided their inheritance: Conrad received the Franconian possessions and became Burgrave of Nuremberg; Friedrich received the ancestral County of Zollern. He is considered the founder of the Swabian line of the House of Hohenzollern.

He died c.1255 and was succeeded as Count of Zollern by his son Friedrich V (died 24 May 1289).

See also

References

Frederick IV, Count of Zollern
Born: c.1188 Died: c.1255
Preceded by
Friedrich III
Burgrave of Nuremberg
1204–1218
Succeeded by
Conrad I
Count of Zollern
1218–1255
Succeeded by
Friedrich V


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.