Nuremberg and its art to the end of the 18th century. . Fig. 7. St. Margarets, the lower Castle Chapel, before the restoration in by F. Schmidt. The Counts of HohenzoUern appear as Burggraves from 1191 onwards. Theyplay a prominent part in the history of Nuremberg. Their pretensions were oftenin conflict with those of the town, which, as a free Imperial city, recognised nosuperior authority other than that of the Emperor himself, from whom it hadreceived in early days a mayor, independent of the Burggrave, as its head. The fact that, after the destruction of their castle alread
Nuremberg and its art to the end of the 18th century. . Fig. 7. St. Margarets, the lower Castle Chapel, before the restoration in by F. Schmidt. The Counts of HohenzoUern appear as Burggraves from 1191 onwards. Theyplay a prominent part in the history of Nuremberg. Their pretensions were oftenin conflict with those of the town, which, as a free Imperial city, recognised nosuperior authority other than that of the Emperor himself, from whom it hadreceived in early days a mayor, independent of the Burggrave, as its head. The fact that, after the destruction of their castle already referred to, — in THE CASTLE. I I 1420, — the Burggraves sold their property on the castle-hill to the town, did notsave it from their enmity. Though now, as Margraves of Brandenburg, the Hohen-zollerns had no longer any interest in Nuremberg Castle and found themselvesunder no obligation to rebuild their ruined stronghold there, they neverthelesshad a whole series of rights and pretensions that they did not wish to Fig. 8. The upper Castle Chapel: the Imperial by F. Schmidt. Thus there came to be in course of time violent feuds and wars between themand the city, which compelled the Nurembergers to take great precautions forthe defence of their town. The wars with the Margraves made Nuremberg thestrong city that astonishes everybody with the remains of its mighty walls. We do not know when the oldest Imperial Castle was built, nor what itwas like. It must have made way, towards the end of the 12 century, forthe new building which the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa raised on the west 12 THE CASTLE. end of the hill, and that castle too has no longer its old, primitive form. Exceptfor a few surviving features, the times that followed have completely destroyedits original character. A lofty battlemented wall, with covered sentry path onits summit, starts from the Amtmannswohnung and shuts off the Imperial groundsfrom those of the Burggraves castle.
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