page_title: Château d'Ochsenstein
section_title: Alliance with the Habsburgs
hierarchical_section_title: Château d'Ochsenstein / History / House of Habsburg / Alliance with the Habsburgs
context_page_description: The Château d'Ochsenstein is a ruined castle located in the commune of Reinhardsmunster, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It was home to the Ochsensteins, a powerful family from medieval Alsace. The castle sits upon three sandstone spurs and comprises three separate castles: le Grand Ochsenstein, le Petit Ochsenstein and a third building, thought to be called le Château de Wachelheim.
  Ochsenstein castle has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1898.
context_section_description: Otto III, the son of Otto II, married Cunégonde of Habsburg. She was the sister of Rudolph of Habsburg who was elected King of the Romans in 1273. The Ochsenstein home thus gained great influence and the castle became the centre of a large Fiefdom that included Marlenheim and Barr (1321).
  Otto IV, son of Otto III, remained loyal to Rodolphe of Habsburg, accompanying him in his military campaigns. As a reward for this loyalty, Rodolphe appointed him landvogt of Alsace and Breisgau (a provincial bailiff). Otto IV’s zeal and his growing influence caused him to make many enemies, including the Bishop of Strasbourg, Conrad of Lichtenberg, and Guillaume III of Hohenstein.
caption: Rodolphe of Habsburg
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