Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg. unesco Jun 3, 2010 Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-…More
Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg.
unesco Jun 3, 2010 Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the Middle Ages. The number and high quality of the timber-framed buildings make Quedlinburg an exceptional example of a medieval European town. The Collegiate Church of St Servatius is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque architecture.
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unesco Jun 3, 2010 Quedlinburg, in the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt, was a capital of the East Franconian German Empire at the time of the Saxonian-Ottonian ruling dynasty. It has been a prosperous trading town since the Middle Ages. The number and high quality of the timber-framed buildings make Quedlinburg an exceptional example of a medieval European town. The Collegiate Church of St Servatius is one of the masterpieces of Romanesque architecture.
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St. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
St. Matilda (December 955 – 999), also known as Mathilda and Mathilde, was the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. She was the daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his second wife, Adelaide of Italy.
Taking the veil
Her grandmother, Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, founded the Quedlinburg Abbey in 936 and led it. In April 966, in a splendid ceremony requested …More
St. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
St. Matilda (December 955 – 999), also known as Mathilda and Mathilde, was the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. She was the daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his second wife, Adelaide of Italy.
Taking the veil
Her grandmother, Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, founded the Quedlinburg Abbey in 936 and led it. In April 966, in a splendid ceremony requested by her father, the eleven-year-old granddaughter and namesake of Saint Matilda was recognized as abbess by all bishops and archbishops of the Holy Roman Empire.
[edit] Regency
A year after becoming abbess, her grandmother died, and Matilda was left as the only member of the Ottonian Dynasty in the kingdom when her father and brother Otto went to Italy. Thus, her task was to represent her dynasty and rule over Saxony in a particularly difficult situation.[1]
As regent, Matilda held a reforming synod at Dornberg. The synod was reforming in character and it concerned the church in Germany. In 984, she held an imperial diet at her abbey. At the diet, Henry the Wrangler questioned the right of Matilda's nephew to succeed his father. Matilda successfully defeated his claims and secured the election of her nephew as Holy Roman Emperor, therefore "holding the empire together".[2][3] In 984, Matilda, her mother, Empress Adelaide, and her sister-in-law, Empress Theophanu, became co-regents for Matilda's young brother, Otto III.[4] A contemporary chronicler described her regency as being "without female levity". Matilda succeeded in restoring peace and authority by leading an army against the barbarians.[2] She was praised for achieving her goals without using military force, even though it was at her disposal.[3]
[edit] Death
She died in 999 and was succeeded by her niece who reigned as Adelheid I.
Widukind of Corvey, a Saxon historical chronicler, dedicated his writings, among which is the most important work of Ottonian historiography, to Matilda.[1]
[edit] Ancestry
Ancestors of Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg[hide]
8. Otto I, Duke of Saxony
4. Henry I of Germany
9. Hedwiga of Franconia
2. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
10. Count Dietrich of Westphalia
5. Matilda of Ringelheim
11. Reinhild
1. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
12. Rudolph I of Burgundy
6. Rudolph II of Burgundy
13. Guilla of Provence
3. Adelaide of Italy
14. Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
7. Bertha of Swabia
15. Regelinda of Zürich
[edit] References
^ a b The New Cambridge Medieval History: C. 900-C. 1024. Cambridge University Press. 1999. ISBN0521364477. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ a b Jansen, Sharon L. (2002). The monstrous regiment of women: female rulers in early modern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN0312213417. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ a b McNamara, Jo Ann (1996). Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia. Harvard University Press. ISBN067480984X. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ Yorke, Barbara (2003). Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon royal houses. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN0826460402. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
Regnal titles
Office created
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
966–999
Succeeded by
Adelheid I
[hide]v · d · eAbbesses of Quedlinburg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda,_Abbess…
St. Matilda (December 955 – 999), also known as Mathilda and Mathilde, was the first Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. She was the daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his second wife, Adelaide of Italy.
Taking the veil
Her grandmother, Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, founded the Quedlinburg Abbey in 936 and led it. In April 966, in a splendid ceremony requested by her father, the eleven-year-old granddaughter and namesake of Saint Matilda was recognized as abbess by all bishops and archbishops of the Holy Roman Empire.
[edit] Regency
A year after becoming abbess, her grandmother died, and Matilda was left as the only member of the Ottonian Dynasty in the kingdom when her father and brother Otto went to Italy. Thus, her task was to represent her dynasty and rule over Saxony in a particularly difficult situation.[1]
As regent, Matilda held a reforming synod at Dornberg. The synod was reforming in character and it concerned the church in Germany. In 984, she held an imperial diet at her abbey. At the diet, Henry the Wrangler questioned the right of Matilda's nephew to succeed his father. Matilda successfully defeated his claims and secured the election of her nephew as Holy Roman Emperor, therefore "holding the empire together".[2][3] In 984, Matilda, her mother, Empress Adelaide, and her sister-in-law, Empress Theophanu, became co-regents for Matilda's young brother, Otto III.[4] A contemporary chronicler described her regency as being "without female levity". Matilda succeeded in restoring peace and authority by leading an army against the barbarians.[2] She was praised for achieving her goals without using military force, even though it was at her disposal.[3]
[edit] Death
She died in 999 and was succeeded by her niece who reigned as Adelheid I.
Widukind of Corvey, a Saxon historical chronicler, dedicated his writings, among which is the most important work of Ottonian historiography, to Matilda.[1]
[edit] Ancestry
Ancestors of Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg[hide]
8. Otto I, Duke of Saxony
4. Henry I of Germany
9. Hedwiga of Franconia
2. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
10. Count Dietrich of Westphalia
5. Matilda of Ringelheim
11. Reinhild
1. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg
12. Rudolph I of Burgundy
6. Rudolph II of Burgundy
13. Guilla of Provence
3. Adelaide of Italy
14. Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
7. Bertha of Swabia
15. Regelinda of Zürich
[edit] References
^ a b The New Cambridge Medieval History: C. 900-C. 1024. Cambridge University Press. 1999. ISBN0521364477. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ a b Jansen, Sharon L. (2002). The monstrous regiment of women: female rulers in early modern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN0312213417. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ a b McNamara, Jo Ann (1996). Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millennia. Harvard University Press. ISBN067480984X. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
^ Yorke, Barbara (2003). Nunneries and the Anglo-Saxon royal houses. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN0826460402. books.google.com/books. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
Regnal titles
Office created
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
966–999
Succeeded by
Adelheid I
[hide]v · d · eAbbesses of Quedlinburg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda,_Abbess…