The House of Hachberg-Sausenberg ''(medieval: House of Hachberg-Susenberg)'' was a German royal family that was first documented in 1306 as carve-out from the House of Baden-Hachberg, when Henry III. and his brother Rudolf I. shared the heritage of their father Henry II. The family maintained an own territory in

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden i ...

within the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

of the German Nation from 1306 until 1503. The house was historically related to the royal House of Zähringen. The last Margrave was

Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg Margrave Philip of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1454 – 9 September 1503) was the son of the Margrave Rudolf IV of Hachberg-Sausenberg and Margaret of Vienne. Philip reigned in 1487–1503 as Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg and Count of Neuchâtel ...

, who died without sons in 1503. His daughter

Johanna of Hachberg-Sausenberg Johanna of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1485 – 23 September 1543), was a noble feudal lord, countess regnant of Neuchâtel in 1503–1512 and again from 1529 to 1543. She was the daughter of Philip of Hochberg and Maria of Savoy. Life Johanna inherite ...

succeeded him as Countess of Neuchâtel, while the Landgraviate of Sausenberg, the lordship of Badenweiler, the lordship of Rötteln and Schopfheim went to Margrave Christopher I of Baden.

Family Name

Many medieval documents and sources state the name of the family as Hachberg-Susenberg. The name Susenberg was related to the prevailing medieval

Alemannic dialect Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (''Alemannisch'', ), is a group of High German dialects. The name derives from the ancient Germanic tribal confederation known as the Alamanni ("all men"). Distribution Alemannic dialects are spoken by approxim ...

, which spelled an pronounced the letters "au" (as in Haus) as "u" (as in "Huus"). The current spelling Sausenberg, which is used in today's Standard German literature, has not been used in official medieval documents.

Notable Family Members

* Rudolf I, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (died 1313) * Otto I, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1302–1384) * Rudolf II, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (1301–1352) *

(1454-1503), last Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg.

References

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