Prangins (noble family)

The lords of Prangins were a noble family from Vaud . They descended from the lords of Cossonay , who owned the castle of Prangins . After the death of Jean de Cossonay around 1230, the family split into several branches. Jeans' youngest son, Guillaume, called himself Herr von Prangins. In addition to the castle from which it was named, the family also owned Nyon , the castles of Mont-le-Vieux and Bioley as well as the dominions of Bellerive and Grandcour in Vully , which were pledged in 1276 by Guillaume's son Jean to Philip of Savoy . Jean was followed in 1284 by his younger brother Aymon, who stood in the conflict over the successor of Philip I of Savoy on the side of Beatrix, the mistress of the Dauphiné , a daughter of Peter II. Thereupon the Savoyers occupied Nyon and conquered the castles of the Prangins in 1293/94. Aymon surrendered and renounced his rule in 1306 in return for an annuity. The Prangins family subsequently branched out into several lines and provided two bishops of Lausanne .

family members

• Guy de Prangins († 1394), from 1375 Bishop of Lausanne
• Jean de Prangins († before 1446), 1433–1440 Bishop of Lausanne, 1440–1445 Bishop of Aosta

Web links

• Bernard Andenmatten: Prangins, de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .