Counts · Other imperial lands · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Raugraves

The Raugraves split from the Wildgraves about 1148 and hold the Baumburg above the Alsenz, with lands south of the Nahe on the Alsenz and the Appelbach round Rockenhausen, a court at Becherbach south of Kirn, Simmern in the Hunsrueck, and the office of steward (Truchsess) of the counts palatine round Alzey.

About 1200 Emich II's sons divide the inheritance into the Stolzenberg and Baumburg lines; whether the split is made by 1 January 1200 is not pinned.

Who he is

Name
The sons of Raugrave Emich II (names not pinned)
Title
Raugrave (comes hirsutus)
Since
not pinned; about 1200 they divide the inheritance into a Stolzenberg and a Baumburg line
Born
not pinned
Family
Emichones: Emich I, younger brother of the first Wildgrave Conrad I, calls himself count of Naumburg in 1146, Raugrave in 1148 and count of (Alten)baumburg in 1154. A Raugravine is the wife of Count Gerlach III of Veldenz.
Confidence
low

de.wikipedia Raugrafen

Overlord

Fiefs of the count palatine (they are his stewards round Alzey) and other lords; not pinned in detail

What it holds

  • The Baumburg (Altenbaumburg) above the Alsenz, the family seat
  • The Stolzenberg, seat of one line after the division of about 1200
  • Lands on the Alsenz and the Appelbach with Rockenhausen
  • The court of Becherbach south of Kirn
  • Simmern in the Hunsrueck
  • The stewardship of the counts palatine round Alzey
  • Other castles named for the family (Naumburg, Imsweiler, the Ebernburg): dates of holding not pinned

How it was acquired

Division of the Emichone inheritance about 1148.

Allies and rivals

Stewards of the count palatine, Otto's brother; kin of Veldenz and the Wildgraves; neighbours of Sponheim and of the Bolanden at the Donnersberg.

How things stand that morning

The Raugraves hold the Baumburg and the Alsenz lands; their office round Alzey ties them to the count palatine, whose upper lands are in Philip's sphere. Their side in the throne war is not pinned.

Wealth

Alsenz valley farms, Hunsrueck forest at Simmern, the dues of the palatine stewardship.

Military

Baumburg and Stolzenberg; no numbers known.

Threats

  • Division of the inheritance
  • Being caught between the Welf count palatine and the Staufen ministeriales round the Donnersberg

What the year holds

What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.

  1. About 1200 (not pinned)Division of the Raugraves' inheritance into the Stolzenberg and Baumburg lines.Depends on: Agreement among Emich II's sons Stopped by: Death of a brother or a feud among them

Places of note

  • Baumburg: Family seat
  • Stolzenberg: Seat of the Stolzenberg line

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Family history without names for the generation of 1200.

On the map: Rough; the Raugraves' scattered rights are not placed one by one.

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.

8 more in the sources library for The Rhineland, the Low Countries and the Swiss Lands.

Sources and studies

  1. Raugrafen (de.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.