About the orgin and possible affiliation of the vice-commander of the Malbork Castle Claus von Winterthur (1388-1402)

Brother Claus von Winterthur (1325/1335-1402), who was in the late XIV.th century vice-commander of Malbork Castle, came from family urban ministerialis, originally lived Niederwinterthur. They were serving Counts Kyburg and Habsburg. Because their living massively aggravated, some members searched luck neighbouring cities distant Strassburg, which exactly at that time after expulsion episcopal knights gladly accepted new warriors. The analysis surnames leaves to conclusion brother Strassburg. He very likely knew about his familiar affiliations, so he could have been loyal brethren Konrad Rudolf Kyburg. Loyalty towards them cooperation with other Alsace-Burgundy might helped him obtain dignity 1388. In this function managed stay much longer than predecessors, till 1402.