Rosenegg (noble family)

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Coat of arms of the barons of Rosenegg.

The von Rosenegg were a southern German noble family , which died out in the male line in 1480.

history

From the 13th to the 15th century, the von Rosenegg barons owned Rosenegg Castle (today the municipality of Rielasingen-Worblingen ), a Reichenau fiefdom , as well as possessions in Hegau , Thurgau , Zurich and, from 1400, also in Aargau . The Rosenegg and the blades often appear in the same context in the sources and, like the blades, the Rosenegg had free float along the Rhine, which may be an indication of an early connection between the two families. Heinrich (1248–1262) was involved in founding the Feldbach monastery in 1252 . After the brothers Werner and Heinrich had divided the property, Heinrich's share passed through his daughter to the Lords of Lupfen , who also inherited the rest of the property in 1480. The family reached the peak of their power in the second half of the 14th century with Johann, who was an Austrian district judge in Constance from 1362 and in Thurgau from 1372 to 1376, and whose marriage to one of Tengen brought the rule of Wartenfels near Olten into the family's possession. Two of his presumed sons worked as abbots, Werner 1385–1402 von Reichenau and Hugo 1402–1418 von Einsiedeln . Heinrich (1392–1443), captain of the Sankt Jörgenschild company , and Hans settled on Wartenfels. Due to economic pressure, the family was increasingly forced to liquidate parts of their possessions in the 15th century. The rule of Wartenfels was acquired by the Bubenberg von Bern, who were related by marriage in 1458 . With Hans' son of the same name, who retired to Stein am Rhein , the family died out in 1480.

literature

  • Gertrud Streit: noble families in Rielasingen. In: Hegau. 38, 1981, pp. 39-64.
  • Gertrud Streit: On the history of Schloss Wartenfels and the relationship between Lostorf and Hegau. In: Oltner Neujahrsblatt. 59, 2001, pp. 29-31.
  • Michael Losse: Rosenegg. the disappeared bishop's castle. In: Hegau. 60, 2003, pp. 181-198.

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