Friedrich then appointed Ulrich von Matsch as his vogt over the castle and surrounding lands.

A few years later, in 1344, the Matsch and Toggenburg families divided their lands in the Prättigau, however Fracstein was specifically left as a shared castle.

In 1436 the last Toggenburg Count, Frederick VII died and the castle was fully inherited by the Matsch family.

In 1621 the Austrians built a barricade near the old toll station and garrisoned the castle with a small force in the following year.

[3] During the 1799 French invasion of Graubünden the Prättigau militia attempted to defend the narrow point in the valley at Fracstein, but were quickly forced to retreat.

They included coats of arms of many of the noble families in the valley, castles topped with wooden structures, palisades and other designs.

[2] The castle is built into an overhang on a cliff on the north side of narrow point in the valley and the Landquart River.

The gate and gatehouse along with much of the wall were demolished during construction of the railroad and new road along the valley floor.