Background
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.
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Gottfried Raabs
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Career
The von Raabs family was named after their first castle, Burg Raabs an der Thaya, in Lower Austria. Thus, they became the first de facto Burgraves of Nurembert. After Gottfried II died, around 1137, Conrad I ruled Nuremberg alone.
After Conrad"s death, Gottfried"s son Gottfried III inherited the Burgraviate.
Membership
Gottfried II was a member of the edelfrei von Raabs family. Gottfried"s son Gottfried III was the first member of the family to be called burggravius of Norimburg in an official document.
