In the ensuing period they rose to become one of the circle of important aristocratic families in the Breisgau .
Its founders probably came from the Wittental valley from the lords of Weiler and Blankenberg and are first recorded from 1137 to 1148 as the lords of Falkenstein .
In the ensuing period founders rose to become one of the circle of important aristocratic families in the Breisgau .
Its founders probably came from the Wittental valley from the lords of Weiler and Blankenberg and are first recorded from 1137 to 1148 as the lords of Falkenstein .