This is a list of the burgraves of Meissen. He came from the Prussian family of the Burgraves of Dohna. Thus, they became the first Burgraves of Nurembert. The castle was the centre of the imperially immediate lordship of the burgraves of Dohna. The coat of arms of the burgraves had a black saltire on a gold field. Both the Burgraves and the city improved their positions in the surrounding lands. They enjoyed more independence than the kingdom's other castellans, "burgraves". In 1331 the burgraves moved to Ansbach. In 1218 the Burgraves of Nuremberg gained independence from them. They, too, granted the burgraves access rights for 700 guilders. Later, the castle fell under the lordship of burgraves from the Duchy of Bohemia. However, the Lords of Querfurt, who were Burgraves of Magdeburg, also fielded a candidate. The lords of Arenberg, burgraves of Electoral Cologne, were given territorial lordship in 1176. The burgraves of Meissen were royal officials appointed to document the king's claims to power. During the same period, the Burgraves extended their adjacent castle.