Gottfried II of Raabs (died ) was
Burgrave of the medieval
Burgraviate of Nuremberg, jointly with his brother
Conrad I, from 1105 until his death.
Life
Gottfried II was a member of the ''
edelfrei''
von Raabs family. He was the son of Gottfried I of Gosham and the grandson of Ulrich of Gosham, the ancestor of the von Raabs dynasty, who ruled an area northwest of
Melk in the area when the
House of Babenberg ruled the
Margraviate of Austria. The von Raabs family was named after their first castle,
Burg Raabs an der Thaya, in
Lower Austria
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.
In 1105
Nuremberg Castle
Nuremberg Castle () is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
The castle, together with the City walls of Nuremberg, city walls, is considered to be one ...
and the city of
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...
were partially destroyed during the conflict between Emperor
Henry IV and his son
Henry V. In order to better protect the castle and the city in the future, Henry IV appointed the brothers Gottfried II and
Conrad I of Raabs as
burgmann of Nuremberg castle, with the title official of "
Castellan". Thus, they became the first Burgraves of Nurembert. Gottfried's son
Gottfried III was the first member of the family to be called ''burggravius of Norimburg'' in an official document.
After Gottfried II died, around 1137, Conrad I ruled Nuremberg alone. After Conrad's death, Gottfried's son Gottfried III inherited the Burgraviate.
References
* Sigmund Benker and Andraes Kraus (eds.): ''Geschichte Frankens bis zum Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts'', founded by Max Spindler, 3rd ed., Beck, Munich, 1997,
* Norbert Angermann (ed.): ''Lexikon des Mittelalters'', vol. 6, Artemis & Winkler Verlag, Munchen, 1993,
Burgraves of Nuremberg
House of Raabs
11th-century births
1137 deaths
12th-century German nobility
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