Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Frederick V of Nuremberg (c. 1333; † January 21, 1398 ) was a Burggraf of Nuremberg from the House of Hohenzollern.
Life
Frederick was the son of Viscount John II of Nuremberg and Elisabeth Countess of Henneberg. Since the death of his father in 1357, he bore the title of viscount and was responsible for securing the strategically important Imperial Castle of Nuremberg. The new Viscount had until 1361, just like his father before him, tolerate a parallel government by his younger brother Albert. Friedrich V. exceptional business acumen and good knowledge of Latin rumored that enabled him to design certificates themselves. In this context it is not surprising that he was also active beyond the borders of his possessions in the imperial politics. He renewed the imperial loyalty of the House of Hohenzollern, she led him IV to the side of the Emperor Charles. Serving the Emperor, he took over the office of Reich captain at the head of the peace German in Franconia, then he worked as an imperial proconsul in Alsace and later in Upper Swabia. His support of the imperial thing led to Charles IV raised him with the privilege of 1363 as the first Viscount in the imperial princes. He was confirmed in the form of a gold bull of the Emperor, that the House of Hohenzollern is a noble member of the Empire - nobile membrum sacri imperii - was, and from time immemorial belonged to the imperial princes and enjoy the privileges of the electors. These rights are counted among other things, the privilege de non evocando, that is, the unlimited judicial power, which allowed the intervention of the Emperor only country beautiful denial of justice. Through purchases succeeded Frederick V, the territory of Hohenzollern to enlarge. For example, the city farm was purchased in 1373 by the overseers of Weida. Frederick V abdicated in 1397 and died in 1398 at the Plass castle where he had sat down to rest.
Succession plan
Frederick V wanted to avoid a division of Hohenzollern territory and put his sons John III. and Friedrich VI. tempting to pass up. The principle of primogeniture had not yet penetrated into the Hohenzollern. Thus was set in the Dispositio Fridericiana the year 1385 that the brothers should prevail the first ten years together. Certain locks, regalia and mines should be indivisible. The prince asked his sons to also then to remain in a common government. However, in the event that they did not want this, the Dispositio Fridericiana saw the following division to which the brothers also held: Nuremberg Castle and the district court should look after them together. The land of Hohenzollern was split into the two main areas of Bayreuth and Ansbach. Since 1420 Johann already died without an heir, the whole area was made after his death to Frederick.
Progeny
Frederick was married in 1350 to Princess Elisabeth of Meissen ( 1329-1375 ), daughter of Frederick II, of the House of Wettin. Their descendants were:
- Beatrix (1355-1414), wife of Duke Albrecht III. of Austria
- Elisabeth (1358-1411), wife of King Ruprecht
- Agnes (* 1366, † May 22 1432 ), the Poor Clare Monastery in court ( 1376-1386 ), married in 1386 in Constance, Baron Friedrich von Daber († July 15, 1410 ), women's monastery in the yard ( 1406-1432 ), 1411 - 1432 abbess
- Margaret (1367-1406), wife of Hermann II of Hesse
- Johann III. , Viscount (1369-1420)
- Friedrich VI. (1371-1440), Viscount, as Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg first of the House of Hohenzollern
- Anna (1375-1392)
- Catherine (1375-1409), Abbess of the Poor Clares in Hof