Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

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

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 (1358–26 July 1409, Heidelberg), married in Amberg 1374 to Rupert of Germany.
2. Beatrix (ca. 1362, Nuremberg–10 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. 1364–after 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. 1369–11 June 1420, Plassenburg).
8. Frederick VI (1371–1440).

Ancestors

Family of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg

16. Conrad I of Nuremberg 8. Frederick III of Nuremberg 17. Adelheid of Frontenhausen (?) 4. Frederick IV of Nuremberg 18. Albert I, Duke of Saxony 9. Helen of Saxony 19. Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg 2. John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg 20. Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia 10. Albert of Gorizia 21. Elisabeth of Bavaria 5. Margaret of Gorizia 22. Albert II of Hohenberg-Rottenburg 11. Agnes of Hohenberg 1. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg 24. Henry III, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen 12. Berthold V, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen 25. Sophie of Meissen 6. Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen 26. Günther VII, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 13. Sophie of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 27. Sophie 3. Elisabeth of Henneberg-Schleusingen 28. Henry II, Duke of Brabant 14. Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse 29. Sophie of Thuringia 7. Adelaide of Hesse 30. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 15. Adelaide of Brunswick-Lüneburg 31. Mathilde von Brandenburg