It was the third university to be established in Franconia, after the universities of Altdorf and Würzburg, and was based in the imperial city of Erlangen in the former knight's academy located on Hauptstraße.
Kwakuthinta nyuvesi lwesithathu kakhulu amiswa Franconia, emva amayunivesithi Altdorf neWürzburg, futhi sasisekelwe emzini yasebukhosini Erlangen e Academy yangaphambili knight sika esisogwini Hauptstraße.