List of the Abbots of Schussenried
Provosts and abbots of the Norbertine - monastery Schussenried in Bad Schussenried , Upper Swabia, from its founding in 1183 until the dissolution of 1802. The abbots of the imperial abbey of Schussenried were as Reich prelates members of the Swabian kingdom prelate College of the Holy Roman Empire .
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The coats of arms of the provosts are given according to Bernhard Rueß 'essay Schussenrieder Wappen (1930–1932) and correspond to the formation of tradition in the monastery (based on a wash basin from 1706 and the "silver book" by P. Franz Mayer from 1705); however, they are certainly largely apocryphal. The descriptions of the coat of arms according to Rueß are not complete, in particular the tinging is missing for many . The portraits shown based on the silver book are products of the imagination of the draftsman of the 18th century.
| No. | Surname | Term of office | place of origin | portrait | coat of arms | Description of coat of arms | comment |
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| 1 | Friedrich | 1183-1188 |  |
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Two crossed keys in front of a sword pointing upwards (attributes of Peter and Paul as in the coat of arms of the Weißenau monastery). | previously in Weißenau | |
| 2 | Swiss chard | 1188-1192 | A fish (carp) with a ring in its mouth. | previously in red on the red | |||
| 3 | Menfried | 1205-1208 | An erect sheaf of rye on a mountain of three. | previously in Roggenburg | |||
| 4th | Luither | 1208-1209 | Divided and covered with a crossbar; above three six-pointed stars, below three five-petalled roses. | ||||
| 5 | Burkhard | 1209-1215 | Biberach an der Riss |  |
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A sloping beam covered with a striding beaver. | moved to Ursberg in 1215 |
| 6th | Konrad I. von Besserer | 1215-1218 | Ulm | Divided, above a griffin, below a fish with a ring in its mouth. (Does not correspond to the well-known double cup family crest of the better.) | before in red on the red ; from the Ulm patrician family Besserer | ||
| 7th | Menfried II. | 1218-1220 | possibly corresponds to No. 3 (second term of office) | ||||
| 8th | Rudolf | 1221-1222 | Divided into three parts, two crossed keys (Peter’s key) above and below, a lily in the middle. | previously subprior in Weißenau . | |||
| 9 | Konrad II. | 1223-1248 | Divided into three parts, a six-pointed star each above and below, a star and a crescent moon in the middle in a dark field. | previously in Obermarchtal | |||
| 10 | Bertold I. | 1248-1278 | A wall hook accompanied by a sun and a crescent moon. Crest: a head adorned with two hip horns. | probably from the family of taverns in Winterstetten | |||
| 11 | Ortholf I. von Wielin | 1278-1281 | Michelwinnaden | A knight with a drawn sword in his raised right hand. (Does not correspond to the Wielin family coat of arms: a black crossbar in gold.) | from the family of the Knights of Wielin | ||
| 12 | Heinrich I. | 1282-1290 | Ehingen | In silver, a crossbar covered with diamonds in the middle. | |||
| 13 | Albert | 1290-1302 | Divided into three parts, an equilateral black cross above and below in blue, in the middle a standing bird (duck?). | ||||
| 14th | Conrad III. | 1302-1326 | Divided into three parts, a hip horn each at the top and bottom, a star in the middle above a golden measuring cup. | ||||
| 15th | Ortholf II. Schorp | 1326-1356 | Meersburg | On a hill of three a castle with two round towers, on the stepped gable between them a figure holding a staff. | from the noble family of the Schorpen | ||
| 16 | Bertold II of Altheim | 1356-1363 | Altheim | An upright crowned lion holding a sword in its raised right paw, while the left is supported by a small oval heraldic shield. | allegedly from the family of the nobles von Altheim | ||
| 17th | John I of Veser | 1363-1371 | Otterswang | On a mountain of three a measuring chalice, on the top of which there are three spelled ears ("vesen" ears) accompanied on the left and right by a six-pointed star. | from the family of the Lords of Feser / Veser | ||
| 18th | Hiltbrand from Wielin | 1371-1404 | Michelwinnaden |  |
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A knight with a drawn sword in his raised right hand. (Does not correspond to the Wielin family coat of arms: a black crossbar in gold.) | from the family of the Knights of Wielin |
| 19th | Conrad IV. | 1404-1420 | Divided and covered with a red crossbar, a three-leaf crown each above and below. | ||||
| 20th | John II Rothmund | 1420-1438 | Schussenried |  |
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Divided into three parts, at the top the letter R, in the middle with silver and black, and at the bottom in silver the letter M. | acquired Otterswang |
| 21st | Konrad V. Rauber | 1438-1466 | Biberach an der Riss (?) |  |
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A black raven in gold with a ring in its beak. | from 1440 first dept |
Abbots (from 1440)
The coat of arms descriptions according to Rueß do not always completely correspond to the coats of arms depicted in historical paintings (such as the portrait gallery of the abbots) or sculptures (on churches, parsonages, epitaphs). Rueß 'excessive descriptions have also been streamlined for this list. In addition, many of the coats of arms shown are accompanied by the monastery coat of arms or quartered with it.
| No. | Surname | Term of office | place of origin | Born | Died | portrait | coat of arms | Description of coat of arms | comment |
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| 1 | Konrad V. Rauber | 1438-1466 | Biberach an der Riss (?) | 1475 |  |
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A black raven in gold with a ring in its beak. | ||
| 2 | Peter Fuchs (Petrus Fux) | 1467-1480 | Markdorf | 1481 |  |
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A natural fox in silver (in the “Silver Book”: with a goose in its snout). | ||
| 3 | Heinrich II Austrian | 1480-1505 | 1505 |  |
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A golden, five-pointed star in blue over a green three-mountain. | Doctor of Both Rights, Imperial Councilor. Builder of the choir of the monastery church. | ||
| 4th | John III Wittmayer | 1505-1544 | amounts | around 1468 | 1546 |  |
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A small gold cross in silver on a mountain of three, surmounted by two crossed black pilgrims' sticks. | Received the Shelf of the Bloodbane, hence the first prelate who, in addition to the crook, also wielded the sword in the coat of arms. |
| 5 | Gallus Müller | 1544-1545 | Ehingen | March 21, 1545 |  |
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In blue a golden mill wheel. | ||
| 6th | Jakob Renger | 1545-1552 | Ravensburg | March 18, 1552 |  |
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In gold on a mountain of three a black letter M (probably for "Maria"), above a black cross. | ||
| 7th | Benedikt Wall (election) | 1552-1575 | Pfullendorf | 1575 |  |
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In blue on a mountain of three, the golden letter W, above a golden star. | ||
| 8th | Oswald Escher | 1575-1582 | Narrow | September 28, 1582 |  |
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A blue sloping bar in gold, topped with a gold fish (grayling). | ||
| 9 | Ludwig Mangold | 1582-1604 | Lippertsweiler | November 17, 1604 |  |
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In silver over a green mountain of three is the bust of a guarded man dressed in black, holding up three stalks of chard with his raised hands. | ||
| 10 | Christoph Müller | 1604-1606 | Meersburg | May 14, 1606 |  |
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A black mill wheel in silver. | first infuled abbot | |
| 11 | Martin Dietrich | 1606-1621 | Ehingen | 1629 |  |
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Two black, crossed duplicate keys (lock picks) in silver. A contemporary pane of glass shows the coat of arms in different colors: two golden, crossed duplicate keys in blue. | ||
| 12 | Matthäus Rohrer | 1621-1653 | Biberach an der Riss | 1654 |  |
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Divided by gold and black, above field three black pond pipes, below three golden flames. | ||
| 13 | Mathias Binder | 1653-1655 | Rottweil | January 17, 1656 |  |
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A silver ram in red. | ||
| 14th | Augustin Arzet | 1656-1666 | Constancy | July 1, 1666 |  |
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Squared. Field 1 and 4: the monastery coat of arms (a red lion in silver); Field 2: in silver a black prelate's hat; Field 3: split by black and gold, six-ended deer antlers with alternating colors. | ||
| 15th | Bernhard Henlin | 1666-1673 | Steinhausen | May 14, 1673 |  |
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Split by blue and gold; heraldic right a silver, left-facing and heraldic left a black, right-turned rooster. (In the "Silver Book", however, only an undivided shield with a rooster.) | Builder of the official apartment (today a pharmacy) in Schussenried. | |
| 16 | Vincentius Schwab | 1673-1683 | Constancy | around 1639 | 1704 |  |
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In silver on a green three-hill three flowers with red blossoms and green leaves. | |
| 17th | Tiberius Mangold | 1683-1710 | Hagnaufurt | around 1655 | 1716 |  |
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In silver over a green mountain of three is the bust of a guarded man dressed in black, holding up three stalks of chard with his raised hands. | |
| 18th | Innocent Schmid | 1710-1719 | Reichenbach | September 25, 1719 |  |
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In red a silver ostrich with a horseshoe in its beak. (The horseshoe is missing in the crest relief on the high altar of the monastery church). | Builder of the Schussenried high altar and choir stalls as well as the rectory in Otterswang. | |
| 19th | Didacus Ströbele | 1719-1733 | Biberach an der Riss | January 2, 1686 | September 5, 1748 |  |
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Divided by blue and red; above a gold star, below above a mountain of three feathers (Rueß writes of three red flowers on a green background; this does not, however, correspond to the portraits). | Builder of the pilgrimage church Steinhausen. |
| 20th | Siard I. Frick | 1733-1750 | amounts | February 8, 1750 |  |
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Divided by gold and blue; At the top a black eagle growing out of the dividing line, its head turned to the left, at the bottom a striding golden (according to Rueß: natural-colored, yellow) lion, holding an arrow with its right front paw. | Baroque style of the Schussenried monastery church. | |
| 21st | Magnus Kleber | 1750-1756 | Riedlingen | March 10, 1756 |  |
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In red a golden lion with a three-leaf clover in its raised right front paw, covered with a blue oblique left bar, in it three six-pointed stars. | Builder of the "New Monastery". | |
| 22nd | Nikolaus Kloos | 1756-1775 | Biberach an der Riss | September 5, 1775 |  |
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Three gold rings in red. | Builder of the library room. | |
| 23 | Joseph Krapf | 1775-1791 | Michelwinnaden | November 3, 1791 |  |
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In blue a golden vase with three golden lilies. | Builder of the parish church Otterswang. | |
| 24 | Siard II. Berchtold | 1791-1802 | Feet | 1738 | December 3, 1816 |  |
A striding stag whose antlers are each adorned with four ends (tinging unknown). | Last abbot of Schussenried, abdicated on December 1, 1802. |
literature
- Paul Beck : For the seven hundredth anniversary of the Premonstratensian Reichsstift Schussenried. In: Deutsches Volksblatt. No. 195–227, Stuttgart 1883. (Reprinted in: Contributions to the history of Schussenried. By District Judge Paul Beck and Pastor Bernhard Rueß. Federseeverlag, Bad Buchau 1981, DNB 820400335 , pp. 595–704).
- Karl Kaufmann (arr.): Excerpt from the house chronicle of the Schussenried Canons Friedrich Lehner (1714–1779). Plain text from an 1883 magistrate i. R. Paul Beck arranged to move out. Self-published by Karl Kaufmann, Bad Schussenried around 2002, DNB 964196557 .
- Hubert Kohler (Ed.): Bad Schussenried. History of an Upper Swabian monastery town. Festschrift for the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Premonstratensian Foundation. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1983, ISBN 3-7995-4060-1 .
- Bernhard Rueß: On the question of the provost of Schussenried. In: Rottenburger monthly magazine. 11th year 1927/1928, pp. 257-236. (Reprinted in: Contributions to the history of Schussenried by Magistrate Paul Beck and Pastor Bernhard Rueß . Federseeverlag, Bad Buchau 1981, DNB 820400335 , pp. 301–308)
- Bernhard Rueß: Schussenried coat of arms. In: Rottenburger monthly magazine. 14. Jg. 1930/1931, pp. 113-118 and pp. 129-134, as well as in: Schallwellen. 34, 1932, pp. 62-74. (Reprinted in: Contributions to the history of Schussenried by District Judge Paul Beck and Pastor Bernhard Rueß . Federseeverlag, Bad Buchau 1981, DNB 820400335 , pp. 323–344)
Web links
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