Barons von Hewen
The Barons von Hewen were a medieval baron family . They named themselves after their ancestral castle on the Hohenhewen near Engen in Hegau .
History and original territory
In 1050 they were first named in a document as the Lords of Engen . After their ancestral castle was built, they renamed themselves the Barons von Hewen . This castle was built in 1170 at the latest. The name of Barons von Hewen is documented from 1172 . One of the first barons to use the new name was Walter von Hewen . The town of Engen and its surroundings were at the core of the rule of the Barons von Hewen. This included the castle Engen , the castle Neuhewen that Hewenegg , the castle stronghold , Tudoburg and the Wildenstein Castle . The royal seat was Engen.
In 1291 Rudolf von Hewen entered into a feudal relationship with the House of Habsburg . He served him as court judge in 1313 and as envoy to the Roman-German King Friedrich in 1322.
Territory extensions
In the course of time, the barons of Hewen expanded their territory in the direction of Switzerland . In 1365 they acquired the rule of Griesenberg in Thurgau and in 1428 the rule of Hohentrin in Graubünden . In 1457 Friedrich von Hewen decided in an arbitration award about the territorial boundaries between Trin and Tamins. In 1498 the brothers Friedrich Wolfgang and Georg von Hewen acquired the county of Werdenberg from Mathias von Kastelwart for 24,000 Rhenish guilders . At least at this point in time, the barons had the citizenship of the Lucerne estate . Becoming mountain was by another member of the family Bishop Heinrich von Hewen as Vogt , settled in Chur managed. In the Swabian War the Barons von Hewen fought on the side of the Confederates under their leader Ulrich von Sax . The Werdenbergers were used to secure the Upper Rhine against the Habsburgs. During this time the rule became heavily in debt. In 1517 the heavily indebted Werdenberg and Wartau were sold on to the canton of Glarus for 21,500 Rhenish guilders. The purchase contract was drawn up and sealed on March 30, 1517.
In contrast, in 1398 they pledged their original domain to Leopold von Habsburg , who sold Engen to Count Hans von Lupfen in 1404 . This sale was controversial and the von Hewen barons tried to get the rule back into their possession. In particular, the Bishop of Constance Heinrich von Hewen argued in vain with the Counts of Lupfen over the territory. In 1414 King Sigismund granted the rule to Hans von Lupfen as an imperial fief . But the argument did not end there. In 1445 the Barons von Hewen tried to regain control with the help of the Habsburgs. In doing so, they captured the Counts of Lupfen . In 1460 they tried to regain their old rule by instigating an uprising among the population. Peter von Hewen married Countess Agnes von Lupfen in 1472 . This ended the dispute and Engen finally went to the Counts of Lupfen. On May 13, 1477, Peter von Hewen renounced his claims to the rule.
The Lords of Hewen died out in 1570 with Albert Arbogast von Hewen in the male line. He was the son of Jerg von Hewen , who died in the Turkish War in 1542 . The barons of Hewen last resided in Trin in Graubünden. The castle Canaschal then went to Johann von Planta .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Courtyards and residences in the late medieval empire A. Hewen
- ↑ Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, Hiroto Oka, Von Hewen
- ^ Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, Martin Bundi, Trins
- ↑ Nicholas Sen, Werdenberger Chronik: a contribution to the history of the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, Chur 1860, page 104
- ^ Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, Lorenz Hollenstein Werdenberg
- ↑ Nicholas Sen, Werdenberger Chronik: a contribution to the history of the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus, Chur 1860, page 107
- ↑ Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, Thomas Frei, Heinrich von Hewen. His attempt to bring the rule of Hewen back into the possession of his family failed.
- ↑ Courtyards and residences in the late medieval empire A. Hewen
- ^ Joseph Victor von Scheffel, all works, TP Verone Publishing House 2017, reprint of the original from 1855, ISBN 978-9-92505-392-6 , page 729