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Alttrauchburg
The ruins of Alt-Trauchburg Castle (german: Burg Alt-Trauchburg), also called the ''Alttrauchburg'' or ''Trauchburg'', lie above the Weitnau hamlet of Kleinweiler in the county of Oberallgäu in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabia. Large parts of the original stone walls of the high- to post-medieval castle remain. The ruins are some of the best preserved in the Allgäu region of Germany. History The hilltop castle probably goes back to the time of an earlier fortification of counts of House of Veringen, Veringen and Landgraviate of Nellenburg, Nellenburg. This fortress first appears in written sources in 1041. It was probably located elsewhere nearby; the later castle only appears to have been occupied in the 13th century. Around 1150 a branch of the lords of Rettenberg was enfeoffed with the lordship and they called themselves thereafter the "von Trauchburgs". In the early 13th century Berthold of Trauchburg moved the castle to its present location and built a fortified house or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Waldburg
The House of Waldburg is a princely family of Upper Swabia, founded some time previous to the 12th century; some cadet lineages are comital families. Eberhard von Tanne-Waldburg (? - 1234) was the steward, or ''seneschal'', and adviser of the Staufen dukes of Swabia, and later the adviser of the Emperor Friedrich II. During the anti-Staufen uprising, he and his brother Friedrich von Tanne took opposing sides. Friedrich was killed in 1197 in Montefiascone and Eberhard became the guardian of his nephew, Heinrich, until 1220. Subsequently, he and his nephew administered Swabia during the absence of the emperors. He was entrusted with the imperial regalia that was kept at Waldburg from 1220–1225, hence the name "seneshal," or ''steward''. Eberhard was the founding "father" of the Waldburg lines, and from him the medieval, early modern, and modern lines descend. History Alttrauchburg In 1258 the fief of Alttrauchburg had been given to the stewards of Waldburg, who purchased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
