John III of Nuremberg (c. 1369 – 11 June 1420 in

Plassenburg Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later ...

Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach The Principality of Bayreuth (german: Fürstentum Bayreuth) or Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (''Markgraftum Brandenburg-Bayreuth'') was an immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern dyna ...

from the House of Hohenzollern. He was elder son of

Frederick V of Nuremberg Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (''Burggraf'') of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern. Life He was the elder son of John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg. From the de ...

and Elisabeth of Meissen.

Family and children

He was married c. 1381 Margaret of Luxemburg, daughter of

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...

and

Elizabeth of Pomerania Elizabeth of Pomerania ( pl, Elżbieta pomorska, cs, Eliška Pomořanská; – 15 April 1393) was the fourth and final wife of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia. Life Elizabeth was the daughter of Bogislaw V, Duk ...

. They had only daughter, Elisabeth (1391–1429), who married

Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg Eberhard III of Württemberg (called ''der Milde'' (the Clement) (1364 – 16 May 1417, in Göppingen), ruled from 1392 to 1417 as the Count of Württemberg, then a part of the Holy Roman Empire.Andreas Thiele, ''Erzählende genealogische Stammta ...

. Hohenzollern, John III of Nuremberg Hohenzollern, John III of Nuremberg Burgraves of Nuremberg Burials at Heilsbronn Abbey Christians of the Battle of Nicopolis {{Germany-noble-stub