Elisabeth von Schneckenburg

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Elisabeth von Schneckenburg was abbess in the Fraumünster in Zurich in 1255 , the fourth Thurgau woman in this position in the Benedictine monastery . She was mentioned as a conventual in 1244 and 1254. The von Schneckenburgs can probably be assigned to a castle at Hof Schneckenburg in Weinfelden .

literature

  • Helvetia Sacra , Division III, The Orders with Benedictine Rule , Volume 1, Part Three. Francke Verlag, Bern 1986, p. 2003.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Leonhard: Schneckenburg, from. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
personal data
SURNAME Schneckenburg, Elisabeth von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Thurgau Abbess of the Fraumünster Zurich
DATE OF BIRTH 12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH 13th Century