John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg

Johann III. Nuremberg (c. 1369; † June 11, 1420 ) was Burggraf of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1420 and Margrave of Brandenburg- Kulmbach, 1398-1420.

Life

Johann III. , From the House of Hohenzollern, was the elder son of Viscount Frederick V of Nuremberg and his wife Elisabeth of Meissen and thus the brother of Burggraf Friedrich VI. of Nuremberg, later Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg.

Already in 1375 he became engaged to Margaret, a daughter of Emperor Charles IV and sister of the later Roman-German King Wenceslas and the future Emperor Sigismund. 1385 Burggraf Friedrich V. decided his sons on the government to share and ordered in the so-called Dispositio Fridericiana on the future land division between the two. 1396 took John III. on the side of his brother Sigismund at the Battle of Nicopolis in Bulgaria part, where he rescued this life. After the abdication of his father in 1397 he reigned some years with his brother. No later than 1403 administration of the estate in accordance with the disposal of the father was executed, Burggraf Johann III. received while the Principality of whether the mountains and established his residence in the castle Plass whether Kulmbach one.

Since about 1390 Burggraf Johann was one of the closest confidants of King Wenceslas and tried to de-energized Luxembourg to spur more activity in the empire. Still, he could not prevent his dismissal in 1400. During John's brother Friedrich heavily engaged in kingdom affairs and was often tied after his elevation to the Elector of Brandenburg in Brandenburg, he took care of most of the needs of his Frankish possessions.

Since Johann III. died without male offspring was despite the division of an estate, the Principality of Kulmbach to his brother Friedrich VI. about. Although also in the subsequent period again showed personal unions, administration of the estate of Frederick V was maintained. Johann III. died on June 11, 1420 and took place in Münster Heilsbronn his final resting.

Progeny

From the marriage with his wife Margaret, the daughter of Emperor Charles IV only daughter Elizabeth emerged that in 1406 married to Count Eberhard of Württemberg.