The Are branch of the high Eifel round the Nürburg, with the advocacy of Maria Laach.
The counts of Neuenahr do not yet exist: their castle was built about 1225 and their rule is dated from 1221, so on 1 January 1200 the Neuenahr ground is part of the Are and Nürburg holdings.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned: Ulrich of Are, founder of the line and advocate of Maria Laach, is given as dying in 1197 in one genealogy and as last named (already dead) in 1216 in another; his sons include an Otto who later bears the title of Neuenahr
- Title
- Count of Nürburg
- Family
- Branch of the counts of Are. Archbishop Rainald of Dassel (1159-1167) agreed that the Nürburg could pass to female heirs.
- Confidence
- low
de.wikipedia Grafen von Are; Grafschaft Neuenahr
Overlord
Cologne (the inheritance guarantee came from the archbishop)
What it holds
- The Nürburg
- Advocacy of Maria Laach abbey
How it was acquired
Ulrich acquired the Nürburg in the mid-twelfth century.
Allies and rivals
Kin of the other Are lines.
How things stand that morning
Held by Ulrich or his heir; allegiance not pinned.
Wealth
Eifel lands and the Maria Laach advocacy. No figures.
Military
The Nürburg.
Places of note
- Maria Laach abbey: Abbey under the Nürburg counts' advocacy
Where the sources disagree
- The assignment lists 'Neuenahr' among the counts: the Neuenahr branch and castle are of the 1220s (de.wikipedia Grafschaft Neuenahr), so no Neuenahr record is written.
Evidence: Conflicting death dates for Ulrich.
On the map: Core only.
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
8 more in the sources library for The Rhineland, the Low Countries and the Swiss Lands.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.