Shame feud
The shame feud was a military conflict in the middle of the 15th century between the Werdenberg-Sargans and the local houses in Schams , Domleschg and Safien and their allies.
Starting position
After the death of Donat von Vaz, the last representative of the Barons of Vaz on April 23, 1338, his inheritance passed to the Werdenberg-Sargans house through Donat's daughter Ursula because of marriage. In 1338 they were given the county of Schams with the Rhine forest and the bailiwick of Safien as an episcopal fief . They took over the dominions of Obervaz and Heinzenberg as their own property , and the Bailiwick over the Free of Laax as pledge from Austria .
From the lords of Montalt they acquired the Löwenberg dominion in Schluein and Vals in the Bündner Oberland . In the long run, however, the barons were unable to enforce their territorial claims. In 1360 the valley communities Rheinwald and Safien as well as the free people on Schamserberg rebelled against the rule of the Werdenbergs. They were supported by the barons of Rhäzüns , Belmont , Montalt and Sax . The Werdenbergers had to recognize this connection when the peace agreement was signed in 1362.
In 1424 the valley community of Schams joined the Gray League without the consent of the Sargans . Three years later rebelled Schamser and the Chur church people allied Obervazer. In 1431 and 1450 the Shamers refused to take the oath of homage.
feud
Now the Counts of Werdenberg tried to restore their rule by means of an attack on the valley. They were supported by the bishop and the Lord von Rhäzüns. The Schamser received reinforcements from the Gray League and the Chur Church Association. The Sargans' castles in Schams Cagliatscha and the Bärenburg and in Domleschg ( Hochjuvalt , Burg Alt - and Burg Neu-Süns ) were broken, the gentlemen had to give in.
consequences
Subsequently, the Sarganser sold their dominions in Raetia : 1456 the Schams (without Rheinwald) and Obervaz and 1475 Heinzenberg to the bishop of Chur and the church, 1493 Rheinwald and Safien to Gian Giacomo Trivulzio . They were only able to hold their position halfway in Domleschg, where they owned both their own property and an episcopal fief. Accordingly, the valley was divided into two judicial districts in 1472: Ortenstein remained under the rule of the Sarganser, Fürstenau became episcopal.