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Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Categories: German Roman Catholic abbesses. Female heads of state. Secular abbesses. Princesses in Germany. Nobles of the Holy Roman Empire by title. Christian abbesses by abbey.
In 1184, she was elected successor to Princess-Abbess Adelaide III . Agnes was a significant patron of art, as well as miniaturist and engraver. [1] [2] During her reign, the nuns of Quedlinburg Abbey made large curtains that are indispensable in the study of the art industry of the era. She also wrote and illuminated books for divine service.
Career. In 1458, the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12-year-old Hedwig as successor to Princess-Abbess Anna I, who had died aged 42. In 1460, the Princess-Abbess faced a rebellion when the city of Quedlinburg joined the Hanseatic League, attempting to gain independence from her and become a free imperial city. Gebhard von Hoym ...
Agnes I (c. 1090 – 29 December 1125) was Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg . She was the second daughter of Judith of Swabia and Władysław I Herman. She was the granddaughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. Agnes became abbess at Gandersheim Abbey, the place of several famous women, such as Hroswitha of Gandersheim, recorded by Conrad ...
Roman Catholic. Beatrice I, also known as Beatrice of Franconia ( German: Beatrix von Franken; 1037 – 13 July 1061), was Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey from 1043 and Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg Abbey from 1044 until her death. Beatrix was born in Italy towards the end of 1037 as the only child of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III and his first ...
This is a list of the princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg Abbey. [1] [2] [3] Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy; granddaughter of Saint Matilda, founder of the abbey. Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Theophanu . Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife, Gunhilda of ...
Reign. On 21 April 1618, Dorothea Sophia was elected successor to Princess-Abbess Dorothea. Her election was approved by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor . During her reign, Quedlinburg was devastated by the Thirty Years' War. Unlike her predecessors, Princess-Abbess Dorothea Sophia often confronted John George I, Elector of Saxony .
