Insights into the lives and work of significant figures of the family.
Regarded as the progenitor of the line, he is considered one of the key figures in the emergence of this branch of the dynasty. His political decisions laid the groundwork for the family's later influence in the region.
The first to bear the name Reipoltskirchen. Under his rule the expansion of the estates began, along with the consolidation of the power base around the ancestral castle.
He divided the inheritance and founded the Hohenfels line. He introduced the anchor as a crest on the helmet, a symbol that left a lasting mark on the family's heraldry.
He continued the Reipoltskirchen line. His time in office was marked by diplomatic relations and by securing the family's possessions in unsettled times.
In the following centuries the family branched out further. Despite feudal conflicts and wars, the family managed for a long time to maintain its status as Lords of Hohenfels and Reipoltskirchen.