The one Innviertel family the sources name round 1200 besides the great houses: the lords of Ried, at a castle that is called a Bavarian ducal castle in 1220, with a small settlement of burghers (named about 1180) below it near the frontier ridge of the Geiersberg.
The rest of the Innviertel that winter: the duke holds Ranshofen and the Inn crossing at Braunau (Bavaria file); the Andechs hold Schärding, Wernstein and Neuburg on the lower Inn (Bavaria file, as imperial ground); the bishop of Passau holds Obernberg (own record); the counts of Wasserburg hold Vichtenstein on the Danube through a Formbach heiress (pledged to Passau only in 1218); the counts of Peilstein are advocates of the canons of Reichersberg. Other castles of the Mattig and Hausruck country are not pinned.
Who he is
- Name
- The lords of Ried of the Reginer kin (names in 1200 not pinned; Reginger and Wernhard 'de Riede' witness about 1140)
- Title
- Lords of Ried
- Since
- First named about 1140
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- A lordly family (Herrengeschlecht) named after Ried; whether free lords or ducal ministeriales is not stated in the source. They die out about 1248, when Ried passes to the dukes.
- Confidence
- low
de.wikipedia (Ried im Innkreis).
Overlord
The duke of Bavaria (the castle is called ducal in 1220).
What it holds
- Ried castle (named as a ducal castle in 1220) and the settlement below it
Allies and rivals
The duke; Reichersberg, whose book names the family.
How things stand that morning
Hold Ried under the duke as far as can be told.
Wealth
Estates and a small market settlement.
Military
Ried castle.
Threats
- A frontier position that later brings sieges (1266, 1307, 1364)
Places of note
- Vichtenstein castle: Counts of Wasserburg's castle on the Danube (Formbach inheritance); pledged to Passau 1218
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Two dated mentions (about 1140, about 1180) and the 1220 castle; nothing for 1200 itself.
On the map: A single municipality; the family's estates are not known.
Primary sources for Bavaria
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 Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. 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
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.