The counts of Veringen hold their castle above the Lauchert, with older lands at Altshausen; through Manegold's marriage they are heirs to Nellenburg in the Hegau (the swi researcher's ground and record).
A family of churchmen: one abbot of St Gall, one future bishop of Strasbourg.
Who he is
- Name
- Wolfrad of Veringen
- Title
- Count of Veringen (later also called of Nellenburg)
- Since
- Recorded 1169-1207
- Family
- Son of Count Manegold (1150-1186) and a Nellenburg heiress. Kin: Ulrich of Veringen, abbot of St Gall since 4 February 1199; Heinrich of Veringen, canon (1181-1201), bishop of Strasbourg 1202-1223; Theoderich of Veringen (named 1202). A Veringen countess married Count Hartmann of Württemberg (parentage disputed).
- Confidence
- medium
de.wikipedia (Veringen (Adelsgeschlecht)).
Overlord
The duke of Swabia and the king.
What it holds
- Veringen castle on the Lauchert
- Older family lands at Altshausen (some may have passed with a daughter to Württemberg)
- The Nellenburg inheritance in the Hegau (swi)
How it was acquired
Inheritance and the Nellenburg marriage.
Allies and rivals
Württemberg and Vaz by marriage; the Staufen court (Willibirg of Veringen was at Henry VI's court at Hagenau in 1192).
How things stand that morning
Wolfrad holds Veringen on 1 January 1200. Throne war: not pinned.
Wealth
Lauchert valley lands.
Military
Veringen castle.
Threats
- The death of his kinsman the abbot of St Gall (15 January 1200)
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.
- 15 January 1200Ulrich of Veringen, abbot of St Gall, dies; St Gall must elect a new abbot (a Church map and swi matter).Depends on: Natural death. Stopped by: Play that changes his circumstances.
Places of note
- Veringen castle: Family seat.
Where the sources disagree
- For the campaign: the abbot of St Gall, Ulrich of Veringen, dies on 15 January 1200 (de.wikipedia, Veringen); the campaign notes' Part 10 lists no January death of this rank.
Evidence: Named members with date ranges; no 1199-1200 charter seen for Wolfrad.
On the map: Castle district only.
Primary sources for Staufen
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
- Annals of Jarloch (Gerlach), abbot of Milevsko, Jarloch of Milevsko (about 1200 to 1220). The last Bohemian narrative before 1200, continuing Vincentius of Prague. Read online
23 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.