Agnes of Pyrmont

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Agnes von Pyrmont , also Agnes von Heinzenberg (* around 1208 in Heinzenberg , † 1276 in Großlittgen - Himmerod Monastery ) was a castle woman in Cochem and the founder of the Himmerod Monastery.

Life

Gravestone of Agnes von Heinzenberg

Agnes von Pyrmont appears for the first time in a document dated October 13, 1274 as the wife of the Burgrave of Cochem, Kuno III. from Pyrmont . The certificate says:

"Burgrave Kuno von Cochem and his wife Agnes are giving the Hof zu Klotten (" Clottene ") with wings and all accessories bought by the Springiersbach Abbey (" Sprenkirsbach ") to the Himmerod Monastery for issuing biennial pitches."

- Burgrave of Cochem and wife Agnes :

On a tombstone from around the turn of the 14th century , which is located at the entrance to the monastery church of Himmerod, the portrait of a woman is depicted under a three-pass arch . In the corresponding inscription you can find the words: DOMINA AGNES HEINCINBERCH QUONDAM BURGGRAVIA IN COIGME (German: The Mistress Agnes von Heinzenberg, former Countess of Cochem ).

After her death in 1276, Agnes von Pyrmont was buried in Himmerod.

literature

  • Alfons Friderichs (Ed.): Agnes von Heinzenberg , In: “Personalities of the Cochem-Zell District” , Kliomedia, Trier 2004, ISBN 3-89890-084-3 , p. 149.
  • Ernst Wackenroder (author): The art monuments of the Wittlich district = art monuments of the Rhine Province 12.4), Düsseldorf 1934, reprint Trier 1982, tombstone of Agnes von Heinzenberg, pp. 983–984.
  • Ambrosius Schneider (Author): The Cistercian Abbey of Himmerod in the Late Middle Ages , Himmerod festivities for the 50th anniversary, Himmerod 1972.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Landeshauptarchiv Koblenz / Stock 96 - Himmerod, Cistercian Monastery / Certificate 395 - Burgrave Kuno von Cochem and his wife Agnes donate the Hof zu Klotten (\ "Clottene \") with Wingerten, which the Springiersbach Abbey (\ "Sprenkirsbach \") bought and all accessories to the monastery of Himmerod for the issue of biennial pitches
personal data
SURNAME Pyrmont, Agnes of
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinzenberg, Agnes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Castle woman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1208
PLACE OF BIRTH Cochem
DATE OF DEATH 1276
Place of death Cochem