Konrad I. (Nuremberg)

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Conrad I of Nuremberg

Konrad I of Nuremberg (also Konrad I of Zollern), called the Pious (* around 1186; † around 1260/1261) came from the House of Hohenzollern and was burgrave of the medieval burgraviate of Nuremberg .

Life

Konrad was the son of Burgrave Friedrich I of Nuremberg (originally Count Friedrich III of Zollern), the first Nuremberg burgrave of the Hohenzollern family, and his wife Sophia von Raabs († approx. 1218). As Count of Zollern he counts as Conrad I, in the succession of burgraves he counts as Conrad III after his grandfather (on his mother's side).

After his father's death around 1200, Konrad's younger brother, Friedrich II , became a burgrave. When in 1218 (1214?) The property in Zollern was redistributed, Konrad handed over the county of Zollern to his brother Friedrich and received the Franconian possessions with the burgrave office. There he soon set about expanding his rule, with his Staufer-friendly policy during the Guelph-Staufer battle for the royal crown. The later Emperor Friedrich II wanted to develop Nuremberg into a reliable base, so in 1219 he granted the market town under the castle a Great Letter of Freedom . While Konrad took over the military security as burgrave, the citizens were able to achieve increasing autonomy in internal affairs. Konrad held on to the emperor even when he was banned; his death in 1250 was a severe blow for the Hohenzollern as well, as they now lacked a support against the rest of the Frankish nobility. In feuds with the neighbors, Konrad had at least managed to secure parts of the Pegnitz Valley and the Rangau around Ansbach for himself.

progeny

Konrad I was married to Adelheid von Frontenhausen and had two sons and three daughters with her:

  • Friedrich III. of Nuremberg , Burgrave of Nuremberg
  • Konrad II. (Around 1220-1314), called the Pious
  • Adelheid, † 1304, married to Rapoto III. , Count Palatine of Bavaria, † 1248
  • Sofie, married to Marquard I. von Heydeck, † 1278
  • Justine, married to Duke Nikolaus I of Silesia-Troppau, † 1313/18

literature

  • M. Spindler, A. Kraus: History of Franconia up to the end of the 18th century , Munich 1997. ISBN 3-406-39451-5

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predecessor Office successor
Friedrich II. Burgrave of Nuremberg
1218–1260 / 61 		Friedrich III.
personal data
SURNAME Konrad I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Konrad I. von Zollern; Conrad III. from Nuremberg; Konrad the Pious
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Burgrave of Nuremberg
DATE OF BIRTH around 1186
DATE OF DEATH around 1260