Konrad von Bussnang

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Konrad von Bussnang († December 20, 1239 ) was abbot of the St. Gallen monastery from 1226 to 1239 . He came from the Thurgau Barons von Bussnang . He is documented for the first time in 1221 as provost .

Act

Immediately after the news of the death of Abbot Rudolf von Güttingen (1226 in Rome), Konrad was elected as the new abbot by the St. Gallen conventuals . The quick election procedure should prevent interference by the service nobility . Abbot Konrad had his choice confirmed by King Henry VII in Überlingen . For 600 marks he acquired the lien over the bailiwick of the monastery, with which he wanted to prevent Count Hartmann von Kyburg from buying up parts of it. His official activities were aimed at reducing the debts from the reign of his predecessor, Rudolf von Güttingen. He enforced an extra tax with which the creditors , a consortium of Italian merchants, could be satisfied.

As a loyal supporter of the Hohenstaufen , he became one of the most important advisers to King Henry VII after 1228 , who on August 18, 1229, gave him a farm near Kriessern as a thank you . The loyal ties broke when Henry VII turned against Emperor Friedrich II . From then on Abbot Konrad belonged to the party loyal to the emperor. In gratitude for this, the Emperor supported Konrad's pretensions as heir to Frederick of Toggenburg . Because he had been killed by his brother Diethelm II of Toggenburg, his parents transferred the property of Toggenburg and the city of Wil to the St. Gallen abbot. A dispute over the Toggenburg legacy broke out for years, which began in 1236 at the behest of Emperor Friedrich II. was decided in favor of the abbot.

Konrad von Bussnang maintained an elaborate court, which, together with his warlike ventures against Count Diethelm II of Toggenburg, devoured a lot of money. He collected the necessary funds from his subjects. When disgruntled citizens of St. Gallen with the Appenzell in a union wanted to join, he left the houses of fifteen citizens tear down. Thanks to this uncompromising tax policy as well as a clever acquisition policy, which was legally secured by a papal deed on May 5, 1234, the abbey remained debt-free at the end of its reign. Abbot Konrad died on December 20, 1239 and was buried in the Salem monastery.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Anton Gössi: St. Gallen - Abbots: Konrad von Bussnang, 1226–1239. In: Helvetia Sacra. Dept. III: The orders with Benedictine rule. 2/1: Early monasteries, the Benedictines in Switzerland. Francke Verlag, Bern 1986, pp. 1299-1301.

Web links

predecessor Office successor
Rudolf von Güttingen Abbot of St. Gallen
1226–1239 		Walter von Trauchburg
personal data
SURNAME Konrad von Bussnang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbot of St. Gallen
DATE OF BIRTH before 1226
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 1239