Burgraviate of Nuremberg

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Was a state of the Holy Roman Empire with its seat in Nuremberg (Germany).

Establishment

January 1237: At the turn of the 13th century the male line of the Abenbergs died out. Through marriage, Abenberg came to the burgraves of Nuremberg around 1236 and thus to the Hohenzollerns.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1249: The Staufen emperors slowly transferred most non-military powers over the Imperial Possessions to local lords.

January 1274: The Staufen emperors slowly transferred most non-military powers over the Imperial Possessions to local lords.

January 1332: After the male line of the Dornberg died out in 1288, the bailiwick was inherited by Ludwig von Oettingen, who was married to a daughter of Wolfram von Dornberg. In 1331 Ludwig von Oettingen sold this property to Friedrich IV, the then burgrave of Nuremberg.

January 1357: In 1299, Abenberg received city rights, and in 1356 it became a caretaker office in Eichstätt.

January 1379: Based on Gustav Droysen's Map of the Holy Roman Empire in the XIV century.

January 1379: Hohenlohe-Uffenheim is sold to the Burgraviate of Nuremberg

January 1398: On 21 January 1398, the territories of Ansbach and Bayreuth were partitioned from the Burgraviate of Nuremberg. This division was carried out by the ruling Hohenzollern family, with Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg, granting Ansbach to his younger son Frederick VI and Bayreuth to his elder son John III.

January 1398: On 21 January 1398, the territories of Ansbach and Bayreuth were partitioned from the Burgraviate of Nuremberg. This division was carried out by the ruling Hohenzollern family, with Ansbach going to Frederick VI and Bayreuth going to John III.

Disestablishment

January 1398: On 21 January 1398, the territories of Ansbach and Bayreuth were partitioned from the Burgraviate of Nuremberg. This division was carried out by the ruling Hohenzollern family, with Ansbach going to Frederick VI and Bayreuth going to John III.