[1] According to Elogius Kiburger, the author of the Strättliger Chronicle, in 933 the King of Burgundy, Rudolph II, built the castle.

In 1308 King Albert I of Habsburg was murdered at Windisch on the Reuss, by his nephew Duke John Parricida.

As Bern was de facto independent from their former overlords, the Habsburgs, this created an unstable situation that remained for over 40 years.

[2] The castle and surrounding land remained with the Bubenberg family until their extinction in 1506 when it was acquired by Ludwig von Diesbach.

After the invasion and the creation of the Helvetic Republic, the von Erlach family lost their land rights and jurisdiction over the village but retained ownership of the castle until 1875.

[2] The old castle was expanded in several stages during the Late Middle Ages but little is known about the specific dates or what was changed.

In this final phase the tower was raised and crowned with hipped roof that brought its total height to 39 meters (128 ft).

During the second half of the 13th century, several tournaments must have been held around the castle because the visiting knights carved graffiti into the plaster of the main chimney.