The lords of Weichselburg hold the hills of Lower Carniola round Višnja Gora (Weichselburg) and Litija, astride the road from Ljubljana to the Krka valley, from the early eleventh century until the line ends in 1209; most of their land then passes to the Andechs through Sophie of Weichselburg, who marries Henry of Andechs before 1207.
On 1 January 1200 they are still in possession; the head of the house is not pinned. The patriarch's Cistercian abbey of Stična (1136) lies among their lands.
Who he is
- Name
- not pinned (the last of the line dies by 1209; his heiress Sophie marries Henry of Andechs before 1207)
- Title
- Lords of Weichselburg
- Family
- Weichselburg (Višnja Gora), an old Carniolan noble house
- Confidence
- low
German Wikipedia (Herzogtum Krain; Berthold IV.).
Overlord
The Empire; nominally the margrave of Carniola
What it holds
- Višnja Gora (Weichselburg) castle.
- Lands round Litija and on the road to the Krka (not pinned village by village).
How it was acquired
Held since the early eleventh century.
Allies and rivals
Neighbours of the Spanheims at Ljubljana; marrying into the Andechs.
How things stand that morning
Held by the family on 1 January 1200; heir not pinned.
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.
- before 1207, and 1209Sophie of Weichselburg marries Henry of Andechs; on the line's end in 1209 most of the Weichselburg lands pass to the Andechs.Depends on: The marriage and the last lord's death. Stopped by: A male heir surviving.
Places of note
- Višnja Gora castle: The family seat.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: German Wikipedia gives the span (early eleventh century to 1209) and the area; no names for 1200.
On the map: A rough block on the stated area.
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.