During the 12th century the monastery passed through the possession of a series of Swabian nobles, including the Staufen and particularly Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.
His abbot appointed him provost of Krozingen and governor of Staufen and Kirchhofen, which were dependencies of the Abbey of St. Blasien.
His work indicates familiarity with the work of the painter of the Paradiesgärtlein; his name comes from an altarpiece of 1420 which is in the presbytery of the church in Staufen.
In the novel Faust's name is Heinrich as opposed to the historical Johann Georg Faust who reportedly lived and died in Staufen, not in Heidelberg.
It has been shown that the dsRNA-binding protein STAUFEN (STAU1) is responsible for guiding bicoid, nanos and other proteins, which play a role in forming the anterior-posterior axis, to the correct regions of the embryo to build gradients.
He grew up in England and became count palatine of the Rhine through his 1193 marriage to Agnes, heir to the Count of Staufen.