Oron (noble family)

The lords of Oron were a noble family from Vaud .

Family possessions (orange) and areas in which the family does not have all rights (yellow).

The Oron are mentioned for the first time in the 12th century as castellates of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune . Oron-le-Châtel with the family's castle of the same name also belonged to the abbey . In addition to the Oron rule, the family also owned the Attalens and Bossonnens and, together with the Blonay, rights over Vevey . The d'Oron go back to Guillaume II († before 1215). After the death of his son Rudolf († after 1244) the family split, Attalens and Bossonnens fell to Rudolf's youngest son Amadeus. The Oron were vassals of the Counts of Geneva at the beginning of the 13th century , but later they increasingly entered the service of the Counts of Savoy . They took part on the side of Savoy in the campaigns in the Pays de Gex , in the Valais , in the Hundred Years War and in the crusade of Count Amadeus VI. The family provided a bishop each from Lausanne and Sitten . When the family died out at the end of the 14th century, their property fell to the Counts of Gruyères . The family's grave was in Haut-Crêt .

Possessions

Oron Castle

Bossonnens Castle

Oron

Besencens , Fiaugères and Porsel belonged to the Oron dominion.

Vevey

The lords of Oron founded the Bourg franc (between 1238 and 1241) and the urban quarters of Villeneuve (in 1290), Le Marché (before 1356) and Le Sauveur (before 1397).

Bossonnens and Attalens

The Oron probably inherited the Bossonnens and Attalens from the noble Blonay family.

Corsier-sur-Vevey

Part of the Corsier-sur-Vevey lordship belonged to the Oron.

Arconciel

The rule of Arconciel belonged to the Oron between 1342 and 1350. Arconciel, Farvagny , Sâles, Treyvaux , Ecuvillens , Magnedens and Corpataux belonged to the rule of Arconciel.

To the service of the House of Savoy

The Oron family performed numerous duties in the service of Savoy. Among these tasks one can quote: Lord of the castle of Rue , Lord of the castle of Romont and Vogt of Vaud.

family members

Pierre d'Oron († 1287), from 1273/75 Bishop of Sion
Pierre d'Oron († 1323), Bishop of Lausanne from 1313

literature

Bernard Andenmatten: La maison de Savoie et la noblesse vaudoise (XIIIe-XIVe s.) . Société d'histoire de la Suisse romande, 2005.
Guido Castelnuovo: Seigneurs et lignages dans le pays de Vaud . Université de Lausanne, Faculté des lettres, Section d'histoire, 1994.
Jean-Joseph Hisely: Monuments de l'histoire du comté de Gruyère et d'autres fiefs de la maison souveraine de ce nom . Société d'histoire de la Suisse romande, Lausanne 1867–1869.
Jean-Joseph Hisely: Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Hautcrêt . Georges Bridel, Lausanne 1852.
F. Kuenlin: Dictionnaire géographique, statistique et historique du canton de Friborg . Louis Eggendorfer, 1832.
Héli Liard, Jean-Claude Decorges: Le Château et la Seigneurie d'Oron . Editions du Griffon, 1990.
David Martignier: Vevey et ses environs dans le moyen age: esquisses historiques, critiques et généalogies, précédées de deux lettres à l'éditeur du Bailliage de Chillon in 1660 . Martignier et Chavannes, 1862.
David Martignier, Aymon de Crousaz: Dictionnaire historique, geographique et statistique de canton de Vaud . Imprimerie L. Corbaz et compagnie, 1867.
Charles Pasche: La contrée d'Oron . Cabédita, Yens s./Morges 1988.
Jean-Paul Verdan: Chardonne en effeuillant l'histoire . Cabédita, Yens s./Morges 1997, ISBN 2-88295-195-7 , pp. 29-32.
Auguste Verdeil, Eusèbe-Henri-Alban Gaullieur: Histoire du canton de Vaud, Volume 1 . David Martignier, 1849.

Web links

Bernard Andenmatten: Oron, d '[of]. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Castle world: Château d'Oron

Individual evidence

^ Marianne Rolle: Besencens. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ Jean-Claude Vial: Fiaugères. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ Jean-Claude Vial: Porsel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ Elisabeth Salvi: Vevey. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ Maxime Reymond: L'origine des maisons de Blonay et d'Oron . in Revue historique vaudoise, 1938
↑ Jean-Paul Verdan: Chardonne en effeuillant l'histoire . Cabédita, Yens s./Morges 1997, ISBN 2-88295-195-7 .

[1] Marianne Rolle: Besencens. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[2] Jean-Claude Vial: Fiaugères. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[3] Jean-Claude Vial: Porsel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[4] Elisabeth Salvi: Vevey. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[5] Maxime Reymond: L'origine des maisons de Blonay et d'Oron . in Revue historique vaudoise, 1938

[6] Jean-Paul Verdan: Chardonne en effeuillant l'histoire . Cabédita, Yens s./Morges 1997, ISBN 2-88295-195-7 .