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House of Sax, the Glossary

The noble family von Sax (originally de Sacco) were a medieval noble family in eastern Switzerland.^[1]

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Medieval Swiss nobility
Swiss noble families

Abbey of Saint Gall

The Abbey of Saint Gall (Abtei St.) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Abbey of Saint Gall

Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

See House of Sax and Abbot

Adolf Muschg

Adolf Muschg (born 13 May 1934) is a Swiss writer and professor of literature.

See House of Sax and Adolf Muschg

During the Middle Ages, an (sometimes given as modern English: advocate; German:; French) was an office-holder who was legally delegated to perform some of the secular responsibilities of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as an abbey.

See House of Sax and Advocatus

Alpine Rhine

The Alpine Rhine Valley (Alpenrheintal) is a glacial alpine valley, formed by the Alpine Rhine (Alpenrhein), the part of the Rhine between the confluence of the Anterior Rhine and Posterior Rhine at Reichenau and Lake Constance.

See House of Sax and Alpine Rhine

Appenzell Castle

Appenzell Castle (Schloss von Appenzell) is a castle in the Appenzell District of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Appenzell Castle

Appenzell District

Appenzell District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Appenzell District

Appenzell Wars

The Appenzell Wars (Appenzeller Kriege) were a series of conflicts that lasted from 1401 until 1429 in the Appenzell region of modern-day Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Appenzell Wars

Arth

Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Arth

Baron

Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.

See House of Sax and Baron

Battle of Castione

The Battle of Castione was fought on 6 July 1449 between the Golden Ambrosian Republic (Milan) and the Swiss canton of Uri.

See House of Sax and Battle of Castione

Battle of Frastanz

The Battle of Frastanz between an army of the Old Swiss Confederacy and the troops of King Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire took place on 20 April 1499.

See House of Sax and Battle of Frastanz

Battle of Näfels

The Battle of Näfels was fought on 9 April 1388 between the Swiss canton of Glarus, supported by its allies of the Old Swiss Confederation, and the Duchy of Austria ruled by the House of Habsburg.

See House of Sax and Battle of Näfels

Bellinzona

Bellinzona (Ticinese Belinzóna; Bellinzone; Bellenz; Blizuna) is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Bellinzona

Blenio Valley

The Blenio Valley (Valle di Blenio) is a valley of the Lepontine Alps in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

See House of Sax and Blenio Valley

Burgundian Wars

The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a conflict between the Burgundian State and the Old Swiss Confederacy and its allies.

See House of Sax and Burgundian Wars

Cadet branch

A cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons (cadets).

See House of Sax and Cadet branch

Canton of Schwyz

The canton of Schwyz (Kanton Schwyz Chantun Sviz; Canton de Schwytz; Canton Svitto.) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.

See House of Sax and Canton of Schwyz

Canton of St. Gallen

The canton of St.

See House of Sax and Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of Uri

The canton of Uri (Kanton Uri Chantun Uri; Canton d'Uri.; Canton Uri.) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation.

See House of Sax and Canton of Uri

Castrisch

Castrisch is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

See House of Sax and Castrisch

Codex Manesse

The Codex Manesse (also or Pariser Handschrift) is a (manuscript containing songs), the single most comprehensive source of Middle High German Minnesang poetry, written and illustrated between when the main part was completed, and with the addenda.

See House of Sax and Codex Manesse

Condottiero

Condottieri (condottiero or condottiere) were Italian military leaders during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period.

See House of Sax and Condottiero

Counts of Toggenburg

The counts of Toggenburg (Grafen von Toggenburg) ruled the Toggenburg region of today's canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and adjacent areas during the 13th to 15th centuries.

See House of Sax and Counts of Toggenburg

Disentis Abbey

Disentis Abbey (Reichskloster Disentis) is a Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Grisons in eastern Switzerland, around which the present town of Disentis (Mustér) grew up.

See House of Sax and Disentis Abbey

Einsiedeln Abbey

Einsiedeln Abbey (Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedictine Order in the village of Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Einsiedeln Abbey

Electoral Palatinate

The Electoral Palatinate (Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (Pfalz), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (Kurfürstentum Pfalz), was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire.

See House of Sax and Electoral Palatinate

Fief

A fief (feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law.

See House of Sax and Fief

Flims

Flims (Flem) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

See House of Sax and Flims

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick II (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico; Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225.

See House of Sax and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick VII, Count of Toggenburg

Friedrich VII, count of Toggenburg (ca. 1370 – 30 April 1436), was the last of the Counts of Toggenburg who ruled in what would become Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Frederick VII, Count of Toggenburg

Freiherr

Freiherr (male, abbreviated as Frhr.), Freifrau (his wife, abbreviated as Frfr., literally "free lord" or "free lady") and Freiin (his unmarried daughters and maiden aunts) are designations used as titles of nobility in the German-speaking areas of the Holy Roman Empire and in its various successor states, including Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, etc.

See House of Sax and Freiherr

Gams

Gams is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Gams

Geldern

Geldern (Gelderen, archaic English: Guelder(s)) is a city in the federal German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

See House of Sax and Geldern

Gian Giacomo Trivulzio

Gian Giacomo Trivulzio (1440 or 1441 – 5 December 1518) was an Italian aristocrat and condottiero who held several military commands during the Italian Wars.

See House of Sax and Gian Giacomo Trivulzio

Glarus

Glarus (Glaris; Glaris; Glarona; Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Glarus

Golden Ambrosian Republic

The Golden Ambrosian Republic (Aurea Republega Ambrosiana; Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana; 1447–1450) was a short-lived republic founded in Milan by members of the University of Pavia with popular support, during the first phase of the Milanese War of Succession.

See House of Sax and Golden Ambrosian Republic

Gorduno

Gorduno is a former municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Gorduno

Graf

Graf (feminine: Gräfin) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count".

See House of Sax and Graf

Grey League

The Grey League (Grauer Bund, Lega Grigia, Ligia Grischa or Lia Grischa), sometimes called Oberbund, formed in 1395 in the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein valleys, Raetia.

See House of Sax and Grey League

Grisons

The Grisons or Graubünden,Names include.

See House of Sax and Grisons

Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein

The Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein) is an encyclopedia on the history of Liechtenstein, first published in 2013 and available for free on the internet since 2018.

See House of Sax and Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein

Hohensax Castle

Hohensax (Ruine Hohensax or Burg Hohensax) is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen.

See House of Sax and Hohensax Castle

Hohenstaufen

The Hohenstaufen dynasty, also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254.

See House of Sax and Hohenstaufen

Holy Roman Emperor

The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum, Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (Imperator Germanorum, Roman-German emperor), was the ruler and head of state of the Holy Roman Empire.

See House of Sax and Holy Roman Emperor

House of Habsburg

The House of Habsburg (Haus Habsburg), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history. House of Sax and House of Habsburg are Swiss noble families.

See House of Sax and House of Habsburg

Ilanz

Ilanz (Glion) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.

See House of Sax and Ilanz

Illuminated manuscript

An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is decorated with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations.

See House of Sax and Illuminated manuscript

Leventina District

The Leventina District is one of the eight districts of the largely Italian-speaking canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Leventina District

Lumnezia

Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of Graubünden.

See House of Sax and Lumnezia

Maple

Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples.

See House of Sax and Maple

Mesocco

Mesocco (Mesòch) is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

See House of Sax and Mesocco

Mesocco Castle

Mesocco Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Mesocco of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Mesocco Castle

Middle High German

Middle High German (MHG; Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhdt., Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages.

See House of Sax and Middle High German

Milan

Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.

See House of Sax and Milan

Minnesang

("love song") was a tradition of lyric- and song-writing in Germany and Austria that flourished in the Middle High German period.

See House of Sax and Minnesang

Obwalden

Obwalden or Obwald (Kanton Obwalden; Chantun Sursilvania; Canton d'Obwald; Canton Obvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

See House of Sax and Obwalden

Old Swiss Confederacy

The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (cantons, German or), initially within the Holy Roman Empire.

See House of Sax and Old Swiss Confederacy

Old Zurich War

The Old Zurich War (Alter Zürichkrieg; 1440–1446) was a conflict between the canton of Zurich and the other seven cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy over the succession to the Count of Toggenburg.

See House of Sax and Old Zurich War

Pfäfers

Pfäfers is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Pfäfers

Pfäfers Abbey

Pfäfers Abbey (Kloster Pfäfers), also known as St.

See House of Sax and Pfäfers Abbey

Raetia Curiensis

Raetia Curiensis (in Latin; Churrätien, Currezia) was an early medieval province in Central Europe, named after the preceding Roman province of Raetia prima which retained its Romansh culture during the Migration Period, while the adjacent territories in the north were largely settled by Alemannic tribes.

See House of Sax and Raetia Curiensis

Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.

See House of Sax and Reformation

Rhäzüns

Rhäzüns (Razén) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons.

See House of Sax and Rhäzüns

Rheinwald

The Rheinwald (from Latin Rheni vallis meaning "Rhine Valley"; Romansh: Valrain) is a valley in the Canton of Grisons in Switzerland, the first section of the Hinterrhein valley.

See House of Sax and Rheinwald

Roveredo

Roveredo is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Roveredo

San Bernardino Pass

San Bernardino Pass (Passo del San Bernardino, Bernhardinpass) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis (canton of Graubünden) and Bellinzona (canton of Ticino).

See House of Sax and San Bernardino Pass

Sennwald

Sennwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

See House of Sax and Sennwald

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

Sigismund of Luxembourg (15 February 1368 – 9 December 1437) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until his death in 1437.

See House of Sax and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

Swabian War

The Swabian War of 1499 (Schwoobechrieg (spelling depending on dialect), called Schwabenkrieg or Schweizerkrieg ("Swiss War") in Germany and ("War of the Engadin" in Austria) was the last major armed conflict between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg. What had begun as a local conflict over the control of the Val Müstair and the Umbrail Pass in the Grisons soon got out of hand when both parties called upon their allies for help; the Habsburgs demanding the support of the Swabian League, while the Federation of the Three Leagues of the Grisons turning to the Swiss Eidgenossenschaft.

See House of Sax and Swabian War

Swiss Alps

The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.

See House of Sax and Swiss Alps

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Sax

Also known as Albert von Sax-Misox, Hohensax, Lordship of Hohensax, Lordship of Sax.

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House of Sax, the Glossary

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Medieval Swiss nobility

Swiss noble families

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