 In the 13th century, Sailauf was for a short time ruled by the Counts of Rieneck, who built the castle "Landesere" on the nearby .In 1265, the Archbishop of Mainz, built the hunting lodge "castrum vivarium", which was later renamed "Weyberhof".When the Plague raged in Europe in 1349, the "Vorspessart" was all but emptied of people.