Charlotte Christine Wilhelmine from Gilsa

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Charlotte Christine Wilhelmine von und zu Gilsa (born January 2, 1752 in Gilsa ; † April 7, 1822 in Homberg (Efze) ) was abbess of the Wallenstein monastery in Homberg from October 18, 1796 to April 7, 1822 .

Life

Gilsa was the sixth child of Carl Ludwig von und zu Gilsa (1717–1755) and Charlotte Dorothea, née von Löwenstein (1716–1779). From 1796 she was abbess of the Wallenstein Abbey in Homberg. In 1809 she was involved in the preparations for the Dörnberg uprising against Jérôme Bonaparte . Both Gilsa and Löwenstein are still enrolled in the Althessian knighthood today .

personal data
SURNAME Gilsa, Charlotte Christine Wilhelmine from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilsa, Charlotte Christine Wilhelmine from and to
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbess of the Wallenstein Monastery in Homberg
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH Gilsa , Hessen, Germany
DATE OF DEATH April 7, 1822
Place of death Homberg (Efze)