A castle on the spur above the Jagst between Möckmühl and Dörzbach, built in the Staufen manner, held by three brothers who were building it up at the end of the twelfth century.
The imperial regalia were probably kept here in 1240-1242, which shows how close the house later stood to the Staufen.
Who he is
- Name
- The brothers Wolfrad, Kraft (Crato) and Konrad of Krautheim
- Title
- Lords of Krautheim
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- The three brothers had the curtain wall, the hall and the ditch of Krautheim built in the late twelfth century; the castle may have been begun about 1172 (a cleric Godefridus appears in a Würzburg document that year), and the castle article's introduction credits Wolfrad I with building it in 1213. Their rank, free lords or ministeriales, is not stated.
- Confidence
- low
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Overlord
Not pinned (in the Würzburg diocese and duchy).
What it holds
- Krautheim castle above the Jagst
- The Jagst villages below it (extent not pinned)
Allies and rivals
Neighbours the lords of Dürn in the Bauland, the Hohenlohe on the Tauber and the Jagst, the Cistercians of Schöntal, the bishop of Würzburg.
How things stand that morning
The brothers hold Krautheim; no part in the throne war recorded.
Wealth
Jagst valley farms and the river road.
Military
One castle; no numbers.
Threats
- Würzburg's ducal claims in Franconia
Places of note
- Krautheim castle: castle on the spur above the Jagst
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Only the castle's building history names the brothers; their lands are not documented.
On the map: A castle district; the lordship's extent is not documented.
Primary sources for Empire
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Marbach (compiled to 1238, the section on 1198 to 1210 written in the early 13th century). Alsatian annals on the Staufen side of the Upper Rhine. Read online
- Annals of Reiner of Saint James, Liège, Reiner of Liège (1197 to 1230, kept year by year). Contemporary annals kept inside Liège. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
- Chronicle of Reinhardsbrunn; Chronicle of St Peter's, Erfurt (Erfurt chronicle in the 13th century; Reinhardsbrunn compilation about 1340 to 1349 from older annals). The two Thuringian chronicles. Read online
- Chronicle of the Slavs, by Arnold of Lübeck, Arnold of Lübeck (about 1209 to 1210). Arnold continues Helmold and writes from Lübeck, close to Danish, Welf and Baltic affairs. Read online
- Royal Chronicle of Cologne (in stages from about 1175 to about 1250; the section on 1198 to 1220 written soon after the events). The fullest German narrative of the throne war from the Welf and Cologne side. Read online
- Chronicle of Hainaut, Gislebert of Mons (about 1195 to 1196). Ends in 1195, so it has no 1200 entries, but it is the indispensable background for Flanders and Hainaut: the career of Count Baldwin V of Hainaut (VIII of Flanders), his union of the two counties, the settlement with Philip over Artois, the rights, castles, fiefs and vassals of Hainaut listed by a man who ran its chancery, and the youth of Baldwin IX, who held both counties in 1200. Read online
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Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.