" ▁( A lem ann ic ▁German : ▁Al te ▁Zürich rie g ), ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St . ▁Jakob ▁an ▁der ▁B irs ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 4 4 4 , ▁the ▁Sol oth urn er ▁conquer ed ▁the ▁castle ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 4 4 4 ▁and ▁they ▁kept ▁it ▁occupied . ▁ ▁Not ▁until ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 4 6 9 ▁did ▁the ▁Mün chs ▁get ▁their ▁estate ▁back . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 4 7 0 , ▁Kon rad ▁Mün ch ▁von ▁München stein ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁de eds ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bas el , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁re e ve , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁there ▁in ▁f ief . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁dynast y ▁of ▁the ▁Mün chs ▁began ▁to ▁cr umble , ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁f ief dom ▁costs , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁and ▁castle ▁were ▁re igned ▁for ▁ 2 8 3 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bas el . ▁ ▁This ▁reign ▁ended , ▁however , ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁revolution ▁and ▁village ▁and ▁castle ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁municipality ▁München stein , ▁who ▁themselves ▁sold ▁( pass ed ▁on ) ▁the ▁properties ▁to ▁the ▁vill agers . ▁ ▁The ▁castle ▁was ▁also ▁sold ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁stone ▁quar ry ▁to ▁build ▁new ▁houses . ▁ ▁See