The Lords of Winterau owned and lived at Windeck Castle from their beginnings before 1150 up until the family died out in the latter half of the 14th century. In 1326 the Convent of Altmünster at Mainz enfeoffed them with its "Vogtei" in Heidesheim. In a judgment from 12 April 1372, Wilhelm von Scharpenstein is named as "Vogt" of the court of Heidesheim and a "hern Wernher selgen von Wynthirauwe" is named as his neighbour. The word "selgen" there means “late” – the House of Winterau was no more.