Anna von Werdenberg
Anna von Werdenberg (* 15th century; † October 23, 1497 ) was an abbess of the free worldly Buchau women's monastery in what is now Bad Buchau am Federsee .
Life
She was born as one of sixteen children of Count Johann IV von Werdenberg-Sargans († 1465) and his wife Elisabeth von Württemberg , daughter of Count Eberhard III. von Württemberg and Elisabeth von Nürnberg-Hohenzollern .
Her brothers were the Augsburg bishop Johann II von Werdenberg († 1486), Heinrich XIII. von Werdenberg († 1505), Canon of Strasbourg and Rudolf X. von Werdenberg († 1505), German Johanniter Grand Prior . The father's grave is preserved in the Martinskirche Trochtelfingen .
Her older sister Margarete von Werdenberg officiated from 1449 to 1496 as abbess of the Buchau women's monastery . After her death, Anna was elected as her successor on February 20, 1497. It was invested on March 11, 1497 , but died on October 23, 1497.
literature
- Bernhard Theil: The free worldly women's monastery Buchau am Federsee . Ed .: Max Planck Institute for History (= Germania Sacra . NF 32). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York 1994, ISBN 3-11-014214-7 , pp. 228 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard Theil: The free worldly women's monastery Buchau am Federsee . Germania Sacra , Vol. NF 32, 1994, p. 228.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Margarete von Werdenberg |
Abbess of Buchau 1497 |
Barbara von Gundelfingen |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anna von Werdenberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess of the Buchau women's monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1497 |