Friedrich III. (Nuremberg)

Friedrich III. von Nürnberg , called the Erber , (* around 1220 ; † August 14, 1297 in Cadolzburg ) came from the House of Hohenzollern and was from about 1260/1261 to 1297 burgrave of the medieval burgraviate of Nuremberg .

Life

Friedrich was the son of Burgrave Konrad I of Nuremberg and his wife Adelheid von Frontenhausen. He owned the Hohenzollersche area west of Nuremberg around the Cadolzburg and inherited the Bayreuth area in 1248 through the Meran inheritance (Count of Andechs), but got into a dispute with other noble houses who also asserted inheritance claims. Although he was the German King William of Holland encouraged, but kept on his father's side traditionally staufer -friendly policies of his predecessor Swabian to 1254 at. After his father's death around 1261, Friedrich became burgrave of Nuremberg and tried to expand the Franconian power to the Main from this base, which was met with fierce resistance from the bishops of Würzburg and Bamberg. In 1273 he was instrumental in the election of Rudolf von Habsburg, with whom he was personally friends. In return, the king guaranteed him the position of burgrave with the rank of prince. Accordingly, Friedrich was often found active in the service of the Reich; He was entrusted with the royal district court of Franconia, took part in the imperial war against the outlawed Ottokar II Przemysl of Bohemia and also fought in the battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in 1278, especially since he was involved in a territorial dispute with Bohemia for rule over the country Eger had. During this time, Wunsiedel (1285) and Arzberg (1292) as well as the Lower Austrian rule Seefeld-Kadolz came into the possession of the Hohenzollern.

When Friedrich III. died in 1297, he was first inherited by his son Johann I, who was followed in 1300 by the younger son Friedrich IV.

progeny

Friedrich III. Was married twice:

Since 1246 first marriage to Elisabeth von Meranien († December 18, 1272), heir daughter of Count Otto VII of Andechs .

• Johann († approx. 1261/1262), murdered near Nuremberg
• Siegmund († approx. 1261/1262), murdered near Nuremberg
• Maria († 1298), married to Ludwig V. von Oettingen
• Adelheid († approx. 1306), married to Heinrich II. Zu Castell († approx. 1307)
• Elisabeth († approx. 1288), married to Gottfried I von Hohenlohe († 1290)

Seal of Helene von Sachsen, the second wife of Friedrich III.

Since 1275 second marriage to Helene von Sachsen († 1309), daughter of the Saxon Duke Albrecht .

• Johann I (approx. 1279-1300)
• Anna († approx. 1357), married to Emicho von Nassau († 1334)
• Friedrich IV. (Approx. 1287–1332)

literature

• Max Spindler , Andreas Kraus : History of Franconia up to the end of the 18th century. Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-39451-5
• Theodor Hirsch :  Friedrich III., Burgrave of Nuremberg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 570 f.
• Günther Schuhmann:  Friedrich III., Burgrave of Nuremberg. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 522 ( digitized version ).
• Alfred Wendehorst: Friedrich III., Burgrave of Nuremberg . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 951.
• Erika Bosl: Friedrich III., Burgrave of Nuremberg. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 223 f. ( Digitized version ).

predecessor	Office	successor
Konrad I.	Burgrave of Nuremberg 1260 / 61–1297	Johann I.