Marbach Castle

The first documented mention of the complex dates back to 1291 as a castle. In 1365, the Bernese Barons of Brandis used Marbach Castle as a base for raids on Rhine ships, which severely impacted trade with Konstanz. Merchants from Konstanz captured the castle in 1369 and executed the defenders. In 1384, the castle was rebuilt under Mangold von Brandis, abbot of Reichenau Monastery and bishop of Konstanz. After changing owners and suffering destruction, including a fire in 1461 following a siege by citizens of Konstanz, Marbach came into the possession of the Peutinger family in 1558 and later the Fuggers. Following another fire during the Thirty Years' War, Kaspar von Ulm reacquired the former family property in 1598.