Background
He was a son of Gottfried I of Gosham and a grandson of Ulrich of Gosham, the family"s ancestor, who ruled an area northwest of Melk when the House of Babenberg ruled the Margraviate of Austria.
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Konrad Raabs
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Career
After Gottfried II died, Conrad ruled alone until his own death. The family takes its name from their ancestral castle in Raabs an der Thaya, which is now in Lower Austria. However, their official job title was Castellan.
The title Burggravius de Norimberg was first used by Gottfried III of Raabs.
In the following years, Conrad I acted primarily to extend his territorial base to the west of Nuremberg. This brought him into conflict with the Bishopric of Bamberg.
A document in Bamberg even calls him Conrad tyrannus. He appears to have lived in the area west of Nuremberg during this period, and occasionally called himself "Conrad of Riedfeld", after his castle near Neustadt an der Aisch.
After his brother"s death, Conrad became the sole lord of Nuremberg Castle.
Membership
Conrad I was a member of the edelfrei von Raabs family.
