List of the Abbots of Melk

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Berthold Dietmayr (abbot 1700–1739), longest ruler and one of the most important abbots of Melk

The following people were abbots of Melk Abbey :

Dept from to
1 Sigibold 1089 1116 († March 20)
2 Engelschalk 1116 1122 (discontinued)
3 Erchenfried 1122 1163 († May 17)
4th Siegenhard 1163 1177 (†)
5 Konrad I. von Weissenberg 1177 1203 (†)
6th Konrad II. 1203 1203 (†, reigned only two months)
7th Reginald 1204 1212
8th Hadmar 1212 1217 (†)
9 Udalrich I. 1217 1217 (†)
10 Conrad III. 1218 1224
11 Walter 1224 1247 (†)
12 Lockpick 1247 1247 (†)
13 Otto 1247 1253 (discontinued)
14th Ortolph 1253 1273
15th Gerung 1273 1281 (†)
16 Friedrich 1281 1295
17th Konrad IV. Von Häussler 1295 1306 (†)
18th Udalrich / Ulrich II. 1306 1324 (†)
19th Ottokar 1324 1329 (†)
20th Heinrich I. Kremser 1329 1334 (†)
21st Gundacker of Pergau 1334 1340 (†)
22nd Heinrich II. Rorer 1340 1341 (†)
23 Friedrich II. Greiner 1341 1344 (†)
24 Ludwig II. Snanytner 1344 1360 (†)
25th Johann I. Radebrunner 1360 1371 (†)
26th Friedrich III. Atzenbrucker 1371 1378 (†)
27 Seyfried Hagenauer 1378 1382 (†)
28 Gottschalk Hinterholzer 1382 1387 (†)
29 Ludwig III. by Ysper 1387 1410 (†)
30th Johann II. Wellebrunner 1410 ?
31 Johann III. Scarfing ? 1418 (resigned)
32 Nikolaus Seyringer 1418 1425
33 Bernhard Straubinger 1426 1433
34 Christian Eibensteiner from Schirmannreut 1433 1451 (†)
35 Stephan von Spannberg 1451 1453 (†)
36 Johann IV. Hausheimer von Welming 1453 1474 († May 2)
37 Ludwig III. Schanzler 1474 1480 (†)
38 Augustine of Obernals 1480 1483 (resigned)
39 Wolfgang I. Schaffenrath 1483 1495 (†)
40 Johann V. friend of Zistersdorf 1495 1504 (†)
41 Sigismund Taler 1504 1529 (†)
42 Wolfgang II. Linz from St. Veith 1529 1546 (resigned)
43 Placidus Schaffer 1546 1549 (†)
44 Johann VI. from Schönburg 1549 1551 (then Bishop of Gurk)
45 Innocent Wursamb 1551 1554
46 Michael Grien 1554 1564 (†)
47 Urban I. Perntaz 1564 1587 (†)
48 Kaspar Hofmann 1587 1623
49 Reiner von Landau 1623 1637 († August 19)
50 Valentin Embalner 1637 1676 († September 29)
51 Edmund Lueger 1676 1679 (†)
52 Gregor Müller 1679 1700
53 Berthold Dietmayr 1700 1739
54 Adrian Plieml 1739 1745
55 Thomas Pauer 1746 1762
56 Urban II. Hauer 1763 1785
Commendatar abbot (1785–1790)
57 Isidor Payrhuber 1790 1809
58 Anton Reyberger 1810 1818
59 Marian Zwinger 1819 1837
60 Wilhelm Eder 1838 1866
61 Clemens Moser 1867 1875
62 Alexander Karl 1875 1909
63 Amandus John 1909 1942
64 Maurus Höfenmayer 1942 1973 († February 5)
65 Reginald Zupancic 1973 (from 1964 coadjutor) 1975
66 Burkhard Ellegast 1975 2001
67 Georg Wilfinger 2001 today

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