John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg

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John III of Nuremberg (c. 1369 – 11 June 1420 in Plassenburg), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach from the House of Hohenzollern. He was elder son of Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen.

Family and children

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He was married c. 1381 Margaret of Luxemburg, daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth of Pomerania, with whom he had been betrothed since he was 2.[1] They had only daughter, Elisabeth (1391–1429), who married Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg.

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  1. ^ Historische Commission bei der königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1878), "Friedrich V., Burggraf von Nürnberg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Bd. 7, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (1. ed.), München/Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 573, retrieved 2022-09-16
John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Born: 1369 Died: 11 June 1420
German nobility
Preceded by Burgrave of Nuremberg
1397–1420
with Frederick VI
Succeeded by
New title
Division of inheritance
from Frederick V
Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
1398–1420