Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar

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Elisabeth Countess of Nassau-Hadamar († December 30, 1412 ) was abbess and princess to Essen . After years of conflict, she was recognized by the city as the sovereign.

biography

Elisabeth was the daughter of Count Johann von Nassau-Hadamar and Countess Elisabeth von Waldeck , daughter of Count Heinrich IV von Waldeck . The year of her birth is unknown. She was the eighth of ten children. Because of her noble descent, she was given the opportunity to enter the women's monastery for dinner. In 1370 she was elected abbess and princess there. In the 13th century she also represented the princess of the empire. In order to avoid choosing a foreigner, electoral surrenders were introduced. The oldest surviving one of the monastery comes from Elisabeth's election year.

Elisabeth's time as abbess was not without friction and complications. In contrast to her predecessors, she demanded homage from the council and citizens . In addition, she demanded that the city judge be sworn in before the women's chapter. That was written into the electoral surrender she signed, but it was not usually carried out. As a result, the city created its own city court. Because of the deepening situation Elisabeth 1372 was by Emperor Charles IV. The sovereignty confirm over the city. Only five years later, the city had the same emperor confirm its independence from the women's monastery and an imperial city autonomy. The two documents were not compatible with each other.

A first agreement was reached in 1399, which was recorded in the so-called divorce letter. Elisabeth won the sovereignty for herself. However, it should no longer demand homage. The city was granted its self-government, among other things. Through this letter the secularization of the city took place from the women's monastery.

During her tenure, Elisabeth was responsible for many of the new, reconstruction and reconstruction measures at Essen Minster that had already started under her predecessors . She died on December 30, 1412 after a 42-year term in office and was buried in the Minster Church.

literature

  • Küppers-Braun, Ute: Power in women's hands. 1000 years of noble women in Essen (Essen 2002).
  • Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.): European Family Tables NF 1 (Marburg 1980), T. 70.
  • Stahl, Karl Josef: Hadamar, city and castle. A home story (Hadamar 1974).

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stahl, Karl-Josef: Hadamar. City and castle. A home story, Hadamar, City Council, 1974, p. 44.
  2. ^ Küppers-Braun, Ute: Power in women's hands. 1000 years of rule of noble women in Essen, Klartext-Verlag, Essen, 2002, p. 62.
  3. ↑ a b Küppers-Braun, Ute: Power in women's hands. 1000 years of rule of noble women in Essen, Klartext-Verlag, Essen, 2002, pp. 94–95.
  4. ^ Küppers-Braun, Ute: Power in women's hands. 1000 years of rule of noble women in Essen, Klartext-Verlag, Essen, 2002, p. 108.
  5. ^ Küppers-Braun, Ute: Power in women's hands. 1000 years of rule of noble women in Essen, Klartext-Verlag, Essen, 2002, p. 211.
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elisabeth Countess of Nassau-Hadamar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbess eating
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1412
Place of death eat