Heitnau
The Lords of Heitnau were a noble family from the 13th to 14th centuries in Thurgau in eastern Switzerland . They were in the service of the Counts of Toggenburg and, as a fief of them, held Heitnau Castle in what is now the municipality of Braunau .
Arnold, the first known representative of the family, appears in an episcopal document in 1209 as a witness from the Toggenburgs. In 1216, Diethelm, perhaps his son, is mentioned as the chief executive of the Bishop of Constance. Based on a comparison with the bishop, the Counts of Toggenburg withdrew their truchessen Diethelm and his brother Burkhart from the bailiff over the bishop's court Mettlen , which they had held as an after fief . According to the chronicler Christian Kuchimeister , before 1250 the family tried unsuccessfully to seize the legacy of the Lords of Hagenwil. As a result, the Heitnau sold most of their fiefs, including the castle, to the nearby Tobel Abbey and built on them. Heitnau Castle was inhabited until the middle of the 14th century and until 1798 belonged to the lordship and commandery of Tobel .
Individual evidence
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↑ Martin Leonhard: from Heitnau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
This section is largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the license Creative Commons - Attribution - Share under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). - ↑ Verena Rothenbühler: Heitnau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .