Timeline

500 - Bavaria today is a state in southeast Germany. The ‘Bejavuran’ tribe settled in present day Bavaria to which the German state now owes its name. The Bejavurens settled in 500 A.D. here after the Romans ceased occupation of the region.

788 - Despite resistance from the Bavarian Dukes, the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne incorporated Bavaria into his empire in 788 A.D. Bavaria reverted to its former status of a dukedom, coming under the control of the houses of Saxony, then Franconia and finally the Welfen family dynasty.

1156 - The Welfen family enjoyed the peak of their power from 1156 to 1180, until the Wittelsbach house gained power.

During the Middle Ages (5^th to 16^th century), the Mühlberg name was associated with the tribal conflicts in Bavaria through aligning their allegiances to nobles and influencing the regional power struggles. Thereby branching into many houses, their contributions were sought in assisting leaders seeking power. In the Bavarian region the family prospered and was raised to nobility. It is likely that the coat of arms originated for the family around this time.

1180 - After separating from the Ostmark, now Austria, the duchy of Bavaria was ruled by the Wittelsbach dynasty from 1180 until 1918, when Germany became a republic. Most present-day Austrians are of Bavarian descent. Bavaria gained regions of Franconia, a section of Swabia and a part of Palatinate through a pact with Napoléon to become a kingdom in its own right in 1806. Prominent bearers of the Mühlberg name in this region were known as the Mölberg family of Bavaria. Post World War Two, many sharing the Mühlberger name living in Austria during this time migrated back to Bavaria. Bavaria today is a German state.

1289 - Silesia, Prussia – Mühlberg’s migrated northeast to Silesia, where many held estates. Silesia occupied parts of present day Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic in Central Europe. In the Middle Ages, Silesia was divided among many independent duchies ruled by various Silesian dukes of the Piast dynasty. During this time, cultural and ethnic German influence increased due to immigrants from the German-speaking components of the Holy Roman Empire. Between the years 1289–1292 Bohemian king Wenceslaus II became suzerain of some Upper Silesian duchies.

1476 - Silesia subsequently became a possession of the Bohemian crown under the Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century, and passed with that crown to the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526. The Duchy of Crossen was inherited by Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1476 and, with the renunciation by King Ferdinand I and estates of Bohemia in 1538, it became an integral part of Brandenburg. In 1742, most of Silesia was seized by King Frederick the Great of Prussia in the War of the Austrian Succession and subsequently made the Prussian Province of Silesia. Consequently Silesia became part of the German Empire when it was proclaimed in 1871. Most often in this genealogy reference is made to Silesia as a Prussian province when identifying locations of descent.