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Frederick III of Nuremberg

c. 1220–1297 · 13th century

Frederick III of Nuremberg was a Hohenzollern burgrave of Nuremberg who helped secure the election of Rudolf of Habsburg as King of the Romans in 1273. In return Rudolf confirmed his family's hereditary rights. Frederick enlarged the Hohenzollern lands in Franconia, including the inheritance of Bayreuth, laying the foundation of the later margraviates of Ansbach and Bayreuth.

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Burgraviate of Nuremberg

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Frederick III of Nuremberg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-iii-of-nuremberg
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