Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

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

[edit] Life

He was the elder son of John II of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg. Since the death of his father in 1357 he 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, Johann III became the first Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Johann's brother Friedrich 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.

[edit] Family and children

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

Johann III (ca. 1369–11 June 1420, Plassenburg).
Friedrich VI (1371–1440).
Elisabeth (1358–26 July 1411, Heidelberg), married in Amberg 1374 to Rupert of Germany.
Beatrix (ca. 1362, Nuremberg–10 June 1414,Perchtoldsdorf), married in Vienna 1375 Duke Albert III of Austria.
Margarete (d. 1406, Gudensberg), married in Kulmbach 1383 Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse.
Anna (ca. 1364–after 10 May 1392), a nun in Seusslitz.
Katharina (d. 1409), Abbess in Hof.
Agnes (1366 – 22 May 1432), Convent in Hof (1376 - 1386) married in Konstance 1386 Baron Friedrich of Daber, Returned to Convent in Hof (1406) Abbess in Hof (1411-1432).