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In the early middle ages the Habsburg family (The later Emperors of Austria) emerged. They held all the lands between the French Alsace and Austria.In their mainlands, Switzerland, where you can still find their first fortress, the castle of Habsburg, they gave feudal rights to their trustworthy knights. One of these families were the „von Seengens“ in who’s family crest you still find the eagle of the Habsburg.They were given feudal rights over Monasteries, abbeys, towns and castles and acted as lords, judges, baileys, abbesses and in other important function of the great Empire of the Habsburg. This family was linked to all other great names of the middle ages like the Knights of Heidegg, the Knights and Barons of Hallwil, the Klingenbergs and Inkenbergs. The last „von Seengens“: Elisabeth 1484-1491
Magdalena 1490-1542 married with Jakob Meiss 1482-1515 who died in the Battle of Marigniano Agatha 1448-1471, Abbess of Schänis Hans/Anna am Stand 1459-1509, Lord of Kaiserstuhl and Baron of Hilfikon castle Elisabeth 1429-1487 Hans-Walter 1427-1461/Barbara of Klingenberg Imer 1381-1428/Katharina of Heidegg Heinrich approx. 1295/Ursula of Inkenberg It is proven that in the Town of Seengen in the late 11th century three fortified stone houses existed. The ones of the Lords of Hallwil, the Lords of Eichiberg and the Lords of „Von Seengen“.The first paper mentioning the „von Seengens” dates from the year 893 from the abbey of Fraumünster in Zürich. It talks of an landowner Ernus of Seengen (Seynga) who had to pay a yearly fee to the Abbey for the lands. The next mentioning dates from 1185 in connection with a priest. |
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