Graf Klaus von Nibelheim
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01. 05/16/0781 - h. 0825 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim I
03/02/0751 -<small><span style="color:#800080;">◆</span></small>
Klaus is 'born'.
773 - Imperial records first name Klausus de Nibelheim.
774 - Lucien takes a spear to the ribs in Pavia. Klaus 'narrowly survives a skirmish'.
776 - Klaus returns to service.
Summer 777 - Lucien hit with a mace; Klaus is 'kicked by a horse'.
08/15/778 - Lucien nearly killed at Roncevaux. Klaus is also 'ambushed'.
781 - Klaus returns to service again.
782–785 - Burg Kirchdach's initial construction.
05/10/787 - Granted the Grafdom of the Brenner March by Charlemagne.
06/01/787 - Burg Kirchdach’s stone expansion begins. Remains functional throughout construction.
12/07/787 - 🔹 The first Winterbinding.
08/15/788 - Klaus marries Hildegard of Bavaria.
789 – 798 - 🔴 The Cleansings.
07/01/790 - Gertrud born – d. 09/03/0791, infant frailty.
Spring 791 - Site selected for Nibelheimhof, small timber home constructed as placeholder.
08/12/792 - Adalbert born.
11/28/794 - Mathilde born.
12/05/795 - Vin (later Karolus) born. **chosen heir I**
796 - 🔴 The Night of Judgment.
Spring 797 - Lucien crushed by his horse. Klaus uses a similar story.
07/28/798 - Hildegard dies giving birth to Hedwig, stillborn. Hildegard was 29.
799 - First stone building built on Nibelheimhof: The Chapel of the Silver Mist.
806 - Nibelheimhof and grounds completed.
808 - Burg Kirchdach fully completed.
808 - 🔴 The Holy Ash Valley.
06/12/811 - Mathilde wed to Herr Dietmar von Trento.
02/16/813 - Dame Mathilde von Trento dies of summer fever while married away, aged 18.
07/09/820 - Adalbert marries and moves to start a family of his own, still within the Brenner March.
08/15/820 - Legacy: Chapel of St. Walpurga built at the foot of the Brenner Pass and consecrated by Bishop Arno of Salzburg.
02. 12/05/0825 - h. 0870 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim II
12/05/825 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim II. Hermitage of Klaus I begins.
12/07/825 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
01/10/826 - Klaus I 'dies of exposure', aged 74.
828 - 🔴 The Hanging Pines.
06/17/832 - Adalbert dies of border wounds, aged 39.
09/01/833 - Klaus II marries Adelais of Swabia.
08/03/834 - Hildegarde is born.
835 - 🔴 The Monastery’s Patron.
09/15/835 - Giselbert is born.
06/01/836 - Gräfin Adelais von Nibelheim dies of postpartum hemorrhage, aged 30. Female child is premature and stillborn.
05/23/838 - Klaus II marries Richarda of Alsace.
08/20/840 - Sigismund is born. **chosen heir II**
09/29/842 - Beatrix is born.
10/12/845 - Magnus is born.
850 - 🔴 The Blooded March.
855 - 🔴 A Graf’s Penance.
855 - Legacy: Donated relic of the True Cross to Innsbruck Cathedral.
06/02/856 - Giselbert dies from a training fall from a destrier, aged 20.
07/22/860 - Beatrix marries Graf Heinrich von Landeck.
03. 08/20/0870 - d. 0899 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim III
08/20/870 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim III. Hermitage of Klaus II begins.
12/07/870 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
873 - 🔴 The Burned Village.
04/18/874 - Klaus II 'dies' of apoplexy (stroke), aged 78.
10/22/874 - Gräfin Richarda von Nibelheim dies of natural causes, aged 63.
04/28/878 - Vin (Karolus) dies of natural causes, aged 82. **Heir I**
878 - 🔴 The Silver Crucifix.
09/10/879 - Klaus III marries Dame Isentrude von Andechs.
07/15/880 - Roland is born.
10/02/881 - Gerold is born. **Heir III**
01/09/886 - Adelina is born.
03/13/887 - Magnus dies of chest illness while traveling, aged 41.
11/18/883 - Alaric is born.
890 - Legacy: Gift of St. Hubert’s Tooth to Abbey of Wilten.
892 - 🔴 The Pass of Bones.
03/14/898 - Hildegarde dies of apoplexy (stroke) while living in Ulm, aged 63.
07/08/899 - Klaus III is 'killed in combat', aged 59.
899 - 🔴 The False Funeral
04. 07/08/0899 - h. 0952 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim IV
07/11/899 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim IV.
12/07/899 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
09/20/903 - Roland dies of dysentery while on campaign, aged 23.
07/02/906 - Adelina marries Herr Brennen von Brixen.
05/07/908 - Gräfin Beatrix von Landeck dies after long illness, aged 65
02/24/929 - Sigismund dies of natural causes, aged 88. **Heir II**
09/27/931 - Gräfin Isentrude von Nibelheim dies of natural causes, aged 73.
09/19/939 - Gerold dies of natural causes, aged 57. **Heir III**
04/27/949 - Dame Adelina von Brixen dies of pneumonia, aged 63.
05. 09/22/0952 - h. 0992 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim V
09/22/952 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim V. Hermitage of Klaus IV begins.
12/07/952 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
10/12/958 - Alaric dies Abbot of Wilten, of autumn fever, aged 74.
06. 10/04/0992 - h. 1033 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VI
10/04/992 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VI. Hermitage of Klaus V begins.
12/07/992 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
07. 10/14/1033 - h. 1075 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VII
10/14/1033 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VII. Hermitage of Klaus VI begins.
12/07/1033 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
08. 11/02/1075 - h. 1115 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VIII
11/02/1075 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim VIII. Hermitage of Klaus VII begins.
12/07/1075 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
09. 09/14/1123 - h. 1156 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim IX
09/14/1123 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim IX. Hermitage of Klaus VIII begins.
12/07/1123 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
10. 11/22/1156 - h. 1199 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim X
11/22/1156 - Ascension Ceremony of Graf Klaus von Nibelheim X. Hermitage of Klaus IX begins.
12/07/1156 - 🔹 Winterbinding.
11. 09/21/1199 - h. 1241 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XI
12. 10/14/1241 - h. 1284 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XII
13. 09/26/1284 - h. 1325 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XIII
14. 06/30/1325 - h. 1369 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XIV
15. 08/20/1369 - h. 1410 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XV
16. 11/12/1410 - h. 1452 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XVI
17. 09/30/1452 - h. 1493 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XVII
18. 09/08/1493 - h. 1536 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XVIII
1495 – Imperial Reform (Reichsreform) under Emperor Maximilian I: Creates the Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court).
Losses:
- High justice (execution, feudal courts). Now subject to appeal in imperial courts.
1526 – Habsburg inheritance of Tyrol and Bohemia: Brings Tyrol fully into the Habsburg administrative net.
Losses:
- Imperial reporting lines.
19. 09/22/1536 - h. 1578 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XIX
1550s - Hapsburg creation of Landesgerichte (provincial courts) that absorb the old Graf courts. Klaus becomes “Protector of Church Property” rather than “Lord of the Valley.” He’s now a noble landlord rather than a feudal ruler. On paper.
Losses:
- Independent judicial power.
- Right to levy troops without imperial consent.
- Autonomy in taxation.
20. 09/18/1578 - h. 1619 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XX
21. 09/28/1619 - h. 1661 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXI
22. 06/14/1661 - h. 1702 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXII
23. 09/01/1710 - h. 1742 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXIII
25. 08/20/1794 - h. 1849 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXV
26. 08/29/1849 - h. 1901 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXVI
27. 03/20/1901 - h. 1940 Graf Klaus von Nibelheim XXVII
04/03/1919 - Enactment of the Adelsaufhebungsgesetz (Law on the Abolition of Nobility)
