Franziska von Montfort
Franziska von Montfort (* 1622 or 1623; † August 9, 1669 ) was an abbess of the free-world Buchau women's monastery in what is now Bad Buchau am Federsee .
Life
Franziska's parents were Hugo von Montfort and Euphrosina Truchsess von Waldburg-Wolfegg . Before joining the convent she was maid of honor of Claudia of Tyrol . On May 16, 1650, she was elected Abbess of Buchau by a canon (Eleonora Ursula von Wolkenstein) and a canon .
From her election onwards, the monastery records continuously contain references to routine activities as head of government of the spiritual territory. She was fully occupied with alleviating the effects of the Thirty Years War on the monastery area.
She died in 1669. After her death, the first property inventory known from there was made.
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. 237-238 .
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Katharina von Spaur |
Abbess of Buchau 1650–1669 |
Maria Theresia von Sulz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montfort, Franziska von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess of the Buchau women's monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1622 or 1623 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1669 |