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 Lohr am Main
The Counts of Rieneck |
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In the Middle Ages the city of Lohr am Main was the ancestral home of the Counts of Rieneck, an important nobleman family. The first Count of Rieneck proved by documents was Count Gerhard of Rieneck (at the end of 11th century). He ruled over the country between Neustadt am Main, Lohr and Karlstadt and held the offices of the Lord of Castle of Mainz and reeve of the arch monastery of Mainz. In the middle of the 12th century Count Ludwig I of Loon called himself "Count of Rieneck” according to the name of a famous Rhine castle which belonged to a family which was related to Ludwig and whose territory he claimed for himself – but in vain.
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By imperial bestowal and diplomatic marriage politics the Counts of Rieneck could increase their Franconian territory step by step. At the end of the 13th century the Counts of Rieneck owned the majority of the Spessart area, the region east of the River Main square, parts of the River Main triangle, the area around Gruensfeld as well as scattered property between the River Nahe and the "Steigerwald” area. In the now following years several legal and military arguments blew up with the arch monastery of Mainz and the collegiate monastery of Wuerzburg.
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Local History of Lohr am Main |
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12th to 14th century: During the regency of the Conts of Rieneck the city of Lohr began to flourish.
In 1333 the Counts of Rieneck receive municipal law by Emperor Ludwig dem Bayern (the Bavarian).
In the year 1559 the last Count of Rieneck, Count Philip III, died. Thus the city of Lohr passed into possession of the arch monastery of Mainz.
In 1803 with the so-called Principal Decree of the Imperial Deputation of Regensburg the city of Lohr passed into possession of the principality of Aschaffenburg, in 1810 of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt by the grace of Emperor Napoleon and in 1814 finally joined the Kingdom of Bavaria. |
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