Burgraviate of Nuremberg

The Burgraviate of Nuremberg (German: Burggrafschaft Nürnberg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the early 12th to the late 15th centuries. As a burgraviate, it was a county seated in the town of Nuremberg; almost two centuries passed before the burgraviate lost power over the city, which became independent from 1219. Eventually, the burgraviate was partitioned to form Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth.

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Burgraviate of Nuremberg Burggrafschaft Nürnberg
1105–1440
Flag under the Raabs Coat of arms under the Hohenzollern
Status	County
Capital	Nuremberg
Government	County
Historical era	Middle Ages
• First documentary     mention	1050
• Burgraviate granted     to House of Raabs	1105
• City administration     transferred	1173/74
• Raabs line extinct;     to Hohenzollern	1191
• Großer Freiheitsbrief     granted to city	1219
• Raised to     princely status	1363
• Burgraviate sold to     city, exc. Blutgericht	1427 1440
• Partitioned to     Ansbach & Bayreuth	1440
Preceded by Succeeded by Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg Imperial City of Nuremberg Brandenburg-Ansbach Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Today part of	Germany