List of Abbots of the Ellwangen Monastery
There is an apparently complete list of abbots for the Ellwangen Monastery , which was drawn up around the year 1500, but it is considered unconfirmed. The following list is based on an attempt to reconstruct the chronological sequence from the sources obtained.
| Surname | from | to | Remarks, documentary mention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hariolf | 764 | Bishop of Langres , legend has it that he founded the monastery together with his brother Erlolf | |
| Wikterp | 781? | ||
| Sindolt | 823, 829 | ||
| Erfmann | |||
| Grimald | † 872 | ||
| Ermenrich | from 866 Bishop of Passau , † 874 | ||
| Otbald | also abbot of Niederaltaich monastery | ||
| Adalger? | |||
| Berno | |||
| Solomon? | |||
| Ascherich | 868 | ||
| Liutbert of Mainz | 887 | ||
| Hatto | 887, 894 | ||
| Tanner? | |||
| Hartpert from Chur | 961, also Bishop of Chur | ||
| Milo | before 973? | ||
| Sand wheel | |||
| Winithar | 979, 978 | ||
| Gebhard | from 996 Bishop of Augsburg | ||
| Hartmann | 1003 | ||
| Adalger? | |||
| Ruadhoc | 1020 | ||
| Berengar | 1024, † 1028? | ||
| Otbert | † 1035 | ||
| Richard | 1035 | ? | |
| Arn | 1046 | 1052 (1061?) | |
| Reginger | 1061 | 1076? | |
| Udo | 1076 | 1082? (1090?) | |
| Isambert | 1090? | ||
| Adalger | 1100 | ||
| Ebo | † 1113 | ||
| Richardus rufus? | |||
| Helmerich | 1124 | ||
| Adalbert I. von Ronsberg | 1136? | 1173 | |
| Adalbert II von Künsberg? | 1173 | 1188 | |
| Kuno | 1188 | 1221 | later also abbot of the Fulda monastery |
| Adalbert III. | Resigned in 1225, 1240 | ||
| Siegfried | 1240 | 1242? | |
| Rugger | 1242? | 1245 (1247?) | |
| Gotbald from Neresheim | 1247 | 1249? | |
| Rudolf | 1249 | 1255? | |
| Otto von Wülzburg | 1255 | 1269 | |
| Konrad | 1269 | 1278 | possibly from the Schwabsberg ministerial family, is said to have resigned in 1278 |
| Ekkehard von Schwabsberg | 1278 | 1309 | concluded prayer fraternity in 1286 with the Regensburg monastery of Sankt Emmeram , † September 13, 1309 |
| Erenfrid von Vellberg | 1309 | 1311 | † May 11, 1311 |
| Rudolf von Pfahlheim | 1311 | 1332 | came from a ministerial family in today's suburb of Pfahlheim, traveled to the Council of Vienne in 1311 , † August 5, 1332 |
| Kuno from Gundelfingen | 1332 | 1367 | had the first land register over the property of the abbey and the first Ellwang fief book created |
| Albrecht Hack von Wöllstein | 1367 | 1400 | Counts of Württemberg became patrons of the monastery, Abbot Albrecht had to resign from his office in 1400, † January 3, 1404 |
| Siegfried Gerlacher | 1401 | 1427 | only abbot of bourgeois origin ?, † Tuesday after All Saints' Day 1427 |
| Johann von Holzingen | 1427 | 1452 | † January 14, 1452 |
| Albrecht Schenk von Schenkenstein | elected abbot by the Ellwang convent on January 18, 1452, but not recognized by the curia , thereupon resigned | ||
| Johann von Hürnheim | 1452 | 1460 | converted the monastery into a prince provost in 1460 , was first prince provost for a short time, † June 20, 1480 |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Karl Fik: On the history of the management of the Ellwangen Abbey , in Ellwangen 764–1964 , Schwabenverlag Ellwangen, 1964, pp. 107–152.
Web links
- http://www.geschichte-ellwangen.eu/Ellwangen%20im%20Mittelalter/ellwangenimmittelalter.html Ellwangen in the Middle Ages