Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley Ralph de Sudeley (died 1192) was an English baron in Gloucestershire. He was a benefactor of the Knights Templar as well as religious establishments. He was succeeded by his son Otuel. From 1185 the family was based at Griff, Warwickshire, near land at Chilvers Coton given to Arbury Priory and the Templars. Born in 1133 at Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, Ralph de Sudeley died at Griff, Warwickshire, England in 1192, according to Great Britain‘s Heraldry and probate records. According to genealogical records, Ralph De Sudeley was a true, historical figure and was the son of Baron
Cappenberg Castle In the west wing are kept the archives of Freiherr vom Stein, who lived in the castle from 1824 until his death in 1831, and also the archives of the former monastery. In the former abbey church is a portrait bust of the period around 1160 of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa made of gilt bronze. Nowadays Schloss Cappenberg is an excursion destination, with a museum, and is part of the "Route der Industriekultur" ("Industry Heritage Trail"). Art exhibitions and concerts are regularly held there. Cappenberg Castle Cappenberg Castle () is a former Premonstratensian monastery, Cappenberg Abbey () in Cappenberg, a