wˌaɪlst sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ˈɔːɹtənˌaʊɚ ɹˈaɪxsləndvˌɑːɡteɪ, ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌv ɹˈuːdɑːlf ʌv hˈæbsbɜːɡ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹiz pɹətˈɛktɚz wɜːɹ ɐn ɚɹˈeɪ ʌv lˈoʊkəl lˈɔːɹdz: ðə zˈɛhɹɪndʒən wɜː fˈɑːloʊd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn baɪ ðə stˈɔːfən dˈuːks ʌv swˈɑːbiə ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv baɪ ðə bˈɪʃəps ʌv stɹˈæsbɜːɡ ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z.
Whilst situated within the Ortenauer Reichslandvogtei, under the protection of Rudolph of Habsburg (1273–91), the territory's protectors were an array of local lords: the Zähringen were followed in 1218 by the Staufen dukes of Swabia and in 1245 by the bishops of Strasbourg until the 1550s.