List of the abbesses of St. Quirin in Neuss

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The following people were abbesses of the St. Quirin women's monastery in Neuss and, as such, also mistresses of Uedesheim and Holzbüttgen . Persons listed in italics or dates of death from older literature are not documented.

A list of abbesses ( Series abbatissarum ) compiled by Martin Henriquez von Strevesdorff (1619–1679 ) was first printed in 1670. Abbesses of other monasteries still officiated in Neuss.

Abbesses of the Abbey of St. Quirin

Abbots. Surname from to
- Oda (Ida), mentioned in the obituaries of the pin food and Abbey Gladbach 10th century 10th century
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1. Gepa Countess of Egisheim and Dagsburg , sister of Pope Leo IX. probably before 1044 1054/58
2. Heylewig (Hedwig, Helwyg), daughter of Count Palatine Ezzo of Lorraine and the Emperor's daughter Mathilde , sister of Archbishop Hermann II of Cologne, Abbess Theophanu of Essen and Abbess Ida of the St. Maria im Kapitol and the Gandersheim Marienkloster 1076
3. Gisila, Countess Palatine near the Rhine
4th Fritzwindis (Frideswind), Countess Palatine near the Rhine
5. Gertrudis, Countess Palatine of the Rhine , perhaps a descendant of Gertrud von Northeim - a sister of the Empress Richenza of Northeim - that with Pfalzgraf (1095/1097 to 1113) Siegfried I of Ballenstedt was married
6th Luitgard (Luthardis) Count Palatine near Rhine , probably a descendant of Luitgard von Zähringen († 1111), a niece of the 2nd degree of Salier Emperor Heinrich V , who lived with Count Palatine (1113 to 1126) Gottfried von Calw , a relative of Pope Leo IX. was married
7th Hildegardis (Hildewigis) Countess von Reifferscheidt 1166
8th. Kunigunde von Wevelinghoven , daughter (or sister) of Christian I. von Wevelinghoven († after 1148), around 1145 founder of the Langwaden Monastery , niece (or sister) of Abbot Bernhard von Wevelinghoven († 1140) of the Reichsabbey Werden - Helmstedt 1172
9. Sophia Countess von Berg-Altena (later: von der Mark ), sister of Archbishop Adolf I of Cologne before 1183 1188
10. Sophia von Wevelinghoven, daughter of Christian I. von Wevelinghoven, under her abbatiat, the foundation stone of the St. Quirinus Minster was laid in 1209 five weeks before her death around 1188 1209
11. Sidonia von Falkenstein 1236
- Hildegund von Are-Hochstaden - Dyck from the relatives of the abbess Hildegund von Meer ( related Countess of Are ) and the Cologne Archbishop Konrad I. before 1240 after 1240
12. Christina von Wevelinghoven († 1275) Mid 13th century Mid 13th century
- Kunigunde von Isenburg-Kobern (Coverna), daughter of Gerlach II. Von Isenburg, Herr zu Kobern († 1235), and Jutta von Are-Hochstaden († 1253), sister of Lothar von Kobern († after 1248), prior of St. Kunibert before 1266 after 1283
13. Anna Countess von Leiningen († 1293), probably daughter of Count Friedrich II. Von Saarbrücken-Leiningen († 1237); the Alt-Leiningen family died out around 1220 Late 13th century Late 13th century
14th Sophia Countess von Arbergh ( Arenberg ), daughter of the Cologne burgrave Heinrich III. von Arenberg († 1255) or from his son Gerhard II. von Arenberg († 1252/55), probably related to Archbishop Wigbold of Cologne and his siblings Bishop Wilhelm I. von Holte von Münster, Abbot Ludolf († 1313) von Brauweiler and Abbess Beatrix von Holte von Essen before 1290 around 1313
15th Lisa Countess von Virneburg , daughter of Heinrich Graf von Virneburg and Ponzetta von Oberstein , sister of Archbishop Heinrich II of Cologne and the first abbess Bertha of the St. Klara Monastery in Neuss, founded in 1283 around 1313 1331
16. Katharina von Gennep, daughter of the noble lord Heinrich II. Von Gennep († 1336) and the Aleid Countess von Moers , sister of Archbishop Wilhelm of Cologne and of Abbot Otto († 1367) of the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin before 1337 1365
17th Adelheid (Aleydis, Alraid) van Broeckhuysen (Broichhausen, Brughusen), perhaps from the family of the Lords of Broichhausen, Lords of Wickrath and officials of Viersen , who came from the Are-Hochstaden family on her mother's side before 1372 1382
18th Margaretha Countess von Saar Werden , daughter of Johann II. Count von Saar Werden and Klara von Finstingen , sister of Archbishop Friedrich III. from Cologne before 1384 1395
19th Clara Countess von Moers, daughter of Friedrich III. Count von Moers and Walburga von Saar Werden, sister of Archbishop Dietrich II of Cologne 1397 1459/61
20th Jutta Countess von Reifferscheidt-Bedburg-Dyck († 1485), daughter of Johann V. Graf von Reifferscheidt-Bedburg-Dyck († 1418) and Jutta von Culemburg († around 1425/28), abbess during the Cologne collegiate feud and the siege of Neuss , also abbess of Vilich 1459/61 1484
21st Irmgard von Wisch (Ermegardt van Wyß; Wassz), probably daughter of the bailiff in the Liemers and Drosten zu Geldern Heinrich (Hendrik) III. van Wisch († 1448) to Wildenborch and the Irmengard Countess of Sayn-Homburg-Vallendar and Wittgenstein († 1440) 1485 1489
22nd Lufardis (Liefard, Leyffart) from Brempt zu Vlaesrath , daughter of Drosten zu Straelen Engelbrecht (Engelbert) from Brempt d. A. († before 1505) and Margaretha von Blitterswijck 1490 1510
23. Petrissa (Petronella; Petersch; Paris) Countess von Dhaun (Duna), Fraulein zu Oberstein, daughter of Wirich IV. Von Daun-Oberstein († 1501) and Margaretha Countess von Leiningen-Dagsburg († around 1509), sister of Archbishop Philip II . of Cologne and the Essen abbess Meyna von Daun-Oberstein 1511 1531
24. Caspara (Jasparis) Staël von Holstein zu Witten , daughter of Dietrich Staël von Holstein zu Hardenstein and Katharina von Witten 1532 1540
25th Christina von Velbrück (Velbrugh, Veldbruggen), daughter of the Kurkölner Hereditary Treasurer Rutger von Aldenbrüggen called Velbrück († 1537/38) zu Bachem and (⚭ 1503) Maria von Vlodrop (Flodorf) zu Elsum , sister of the masters Anna von Velbrück († 1572 ) and Clara von Velbrück († after 1581) of the Meer monastery 1540 1567
- Administrator : Seniorissa Margareta von der Reck 1568 1575
26th Margaretha von Loë zu Dorneburg , later also administrative abbess von Gerresheim in place of Herford abbess Felicitas I Countess of Eberstein († 1586), when the convent was moved there during the Truchsessian War , daughter of Walter von Loë († after 1525) to Dorneburg and Marie von Dellwig († 1539) (1568) 1575 1590
- Counter-abbess : Elisabeth von Westrum ( Westrem ) zu Langendonk († 1609/10), daughter of Dietrich von Westrem († before 1569) and (⚭ 1534) Margaretha von Hörde († after 1569) zu Störmede , 1596 to 1609 occupied as dean (1568) (1575)
27. Elisabeth (Elsbetha) Dobbe , probably daughter of Wilhelm Dobbe († 1564) zum Vogelsang und Lyren - a brother-in-law of the Chancellor of Jülich-Kleve-Berg Johann Ghogreff  - and his wife (⚭ 1533) Margareta von Westerholt († after 1589), founded In 1597 a new Quirinus shrine (today in the Clemens-Sels-Museum Neuss) as a replacement for the medieval one destroyed in 1585 together with the Stiftskellerin Margareta von Westerholt (1590) 1594 1618
28. Cäcilia von Hochkirchen zu Neuerburg, granddaughter of Caecilia von Vlodorp, daughter of Johann von Hochkirchen († before 1613) zu Neuerburg and Christina von Schilling, 1616 maid of the monastery in Dalheim 1619 1641
29 Anna Elisabeth von Neuhoff (Niewhoff) († after 1654) zu Elbroich , daughter of Georg von Neuhoff (1560–1623) zum Neuenhoff zu Elbroich and Mechthild von Reuschenberg († 1655) zu Selikum , married the Kurkölner chamberlain Johann Jobst (Joost) van Dorth (* 1605; † after 1654), Lords of Issum , Horst , Pesch and Schechtelhausen ( Schelsen ) 1641 (resigned) 1650
30th Adelheid Irmgard von Eyll zu Gastendonk , daughter of Engelbert von Eyll the Elder . J. († 1622) and Elisabeth op den Berg († 1618) zu Padenberg granddaughter of Drosten zu Geldern Jorriën op den Berg (Jürgen; Georg van den Berg). 1653 1657
31. Elisabeth Margaretha Freiin von Bernsau (Bernsaw), niece of her predecessor, daughter of the imperial Oberwachtmeister Johann Bertram von Bernsau and Elisabeth von Eyll, built a new high altar in 1667 1657 1669
32. Catharina Ida Freiin Spies von Büllesheim zu Schimper , daughter of the Palatinate-Neuburg chamberlain and bailiff of Heinsberg Hermann Spies von Büllesheim († 1650) and Catharina von Rechteren (1594–1666) before 1679 1694
33. Maria Elisabeth Louise Freiin von Velbrück zu Graven , daughter of the Palatinate-Neuburg Council Conrad Gumprecht Freiherr von Velbrück († 1673) and Maria Agnes Freiin von der Reven zu Vorst and Lohmar, great-aunt of Prince-Bishop of Liège Franz Karl von Velbrück 1695 1722
34. Maria Louisa Freiin von Loë zu Wissen , daughter of the Palatinate-Neuburg Council of Philipp Christoph von Loë (1646–1708) and Anna Maria Theresia Freiin von Winckelhausen (* around 1655; † 1723) 1723 1748
35. Maria Theresa Countess von Leerodt zu Born and Winnenthal , daughter of the Jülich-Bergisch chancellor and bailiff of Monheim Johann Arnold Edmund Imperial Count von Leerodt († 1717) and Adriana Alexandrina Franziska Freiin von Wylich († around 1722) zu Winnenthal 1748 1768
36. Maria Felicitas Augusta Waldbott von Bassenheim († 1804) zu Bornheim, great-niece of her predecessor, daughter of the Cologne Chamberlain and Oberamtmann zu Brühl and Hülchrath Clemens August Freiherr Waldbott von Bassenheim (1731–1792) and Wilhelmina Edmunda Josepha Freiin von Loë (1733–1790 ) to know 1768 (Secularization) 1798/1802

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  • Rolf Nagel, Joachim Oepen (arrangement): The Neuss book of the dead. = Liber animarum capituli monasterii sancti Quirini Nussiensis. (London, British Library, Ms. Add. 15456). Facsimile edition. Published by the city of Neuss. With a foreword by Raymund Kottje . Stadtarchiv Neuss, Neuss 2000, ISBN 3-922980-20-1 .

literature

  • Wilhelm Prisack: The Neuss life and activities in the great area of ​​world history . J. H. C. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1837, p. 206f ( Google Books )
  • Franz Joseph Löhrer: History of the city of Neuss from its foundation until now . L. Schwann, Neuss 1840, p. 45f ( Google Books )
  • Hermann Hüffer : The hospital for h. Geist in Neuss and the rectorate associated with it . In: Annals of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine 24 (1872), pp. 214–226 ( digitized version of the State and University Library Düsseldorf)
  • Karl Tücking : History of the ecclesiastical institutions in the city of Neuss , Bd. I Quirinus pen and city parish until 1802 . L. Schwann, Neuss 1886 ( digitized version of the State and University Library Düsseldorf)
  • Raymund Kottje: The Sankt Quirin Abbey in Neuss from its foundation to 1485 . (Publications of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine 7). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1952
  • Klaus Gereon Beuckers : The Ezzonen and their foundations. An investigation into foundation activities in the 11th century . (diss phil. Bonn). (Art history 42). Lit, Münster 1993
  • Karl Remmen: The Neuss urban area. Correlation of geomorphological parameters and the development of usage requirements and spatial planning up to the Staufer period . (diss. phil. Düsseldorf). Düsseldorf 2002 ( PDF ; 7.38 MB, the State and University Library Düsseldorf)
  • Jens Metzdorf : "These virtuous ladies ..." The St. Quirin Abbey in Neuss in early modern Europe . St. Quirinus' Schötzejeselle Neuss eV, Neuss 2004 ( PDF ; 123.4 KB, of the Neuss City Archives)
  • Karl Remmen: The Quirinus monastery of the Benedictine nuns in Neuss in the early and high Middle Ages . Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library, Cologne 2005
  • Sabine Ines Rauch, Jörg Franzkowiak: Finding aid Neuss, St. Quirin . State archive NRW Rhineland department, Düsseldorf 2011/12

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Hermann Brandt: Summarized description of the origin, Aufferbawung, wars, sieges, stories, jurisdictions and privileges, also spiritual and secular status of the city of Neus . Cologne 1670; Johann Philipp Néri Marie Vogel: The city of Neusser chorography second continuation . In: Kuhrfürstlich-Cologne court calendar to the year 1778. Enclosure . o. O. [Bonn] 1778, esp. pp. 20–23 ( digitized version of the University and State Library of Bonn).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Cf. Heinz Finger (Ed.): The woman in the medieval Rhineland . (Publications of the University and State Library Düsseldorf 22). University and State Library, Düsseldorf, 1995, pp. 30 and 97–99 ( digitized version of the University and State Library Düsseldorf).
  3. ↑ a b c d e cf. Gottfried Eckertz: The fraternization and death book of the M. Gladbach Abbey . In: Zeitschrift des Aachener Geschichtsverein 2 (1880), pp. 191–294, esp. Pp. 198, 200, 221, 228, 242 and 259 ( abatissa nussiensis , abbat. S. Quirini , nusiensis abbatissa de sancto quirino ) ( PDF 13.22 MB, at Wikimedia.org); see. Karl Tücking: History of ecclesiastical institutions in the city of Neuss , Vol. I. Schwann, Neuss 1886, p. 16.
  4. ↑ See Peter Fuchs:  Gottfried. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 665 f. ( Digitized version ).
  5. ↑ Mentioned in the necrology of the Meer monastery; see. Karl Tücking: History of ecclesiastical institutions in the city of Neuss , Vol. I. Schwann, Neuss 1886, p. 17.
  6. ↑ In older literature also: "or Kunigunde von Coverna"; However, see below “Kunigunde von Kobern” (exp. 1266–1283).
  7. ↑ Document from October 1240; State archive NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Neuss, St. Quirin, documents no. 2).
  8. ↑ According to Anton Fahne : History of the Counts, current Princes of Salm-Reifferscheid , Vol. I / 2. J. M. Heberle, H. Lempertz, Cologne 1866, p. 105 ( Google Books ), if she were a sister of Abbess Anna von St. Cäcilien († before 1307). Their brother, the Cologne canon Florence von Wevelinghoven († after 1307), does not mention any sister Christina in his memorial foundations, along with any of the other siblings.
  9. ^ Document of August 28, 1307; State archive NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Neuss, St. Quirin, documents no. 11).
  10. ↑ See Wilhelm Prisack: The Neuss life and drive in the great area of ​​world history . J. H. C. Schreiner, Düsseldorf 1837, p. 111.
  11. ↑ See Wilhelm Janssen (arr.): The Regests of the Archbishops of Cologne in the Middle Ages , Vol. VI 1349-1362 (Wilhelm von Gennep) . (Publications of the Society for Rhenish History 6). Droste, Düsseldorf 1977, p. 4.
  12. ↑ See Walther Zimmermann , Hugo Borger (Ed.): Handbook of the historical sites of Germany . Volume 3: North Rhine-Westphalia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 273). Kröner, Stuttgart 1963, DNB 456882847 , p. 380, u. a.
  13. ↑ On the problem of the abbess's unrecognizable membership of the high nobility, cf. Raymund Kottje: The Sankt Quirin Abbey in Neuss from its foundation to 1485 . (Publications of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine 7). L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1952, p. 55.
  14. ↑ Named after her godmother Leiffart von Aschenbroich .
  15. ↑ See document of July 20, 1508; Landesarchiv NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Neuss, St. Quirin, documents no. 107); Will of January 11, 1504; Stadtarchiv Neuss (copy 4, no.109).
  16. ↑ Cf. Anton Fahne (edit.): Gender and Seats , Vol. III Document book of the family Stael v. Holstein . Heberle / Lempertz, Cologne 1869, No. 202, No. 206 and No. 214-216, pp. 165f, 168f and 176-181 ( Google Books ).
  17. ↑ Cf. Karl Tücking: History of the ecclesiastical institutions in the city of Neuss , vol. I Quirinus pen and city parish until 1802 . L. Schwann, Neuss 1886, p. 50; Karl Remmen: The Quirinus monastery of the Benedictine nuns in Neuss in the early and high Middle Ages . Archbishop's Diocesan and Cathedral Library, Cologne 2005, p. 18, note 11.
  18. ↑ Cf. Félix Victor Goethals (ed.): Dictionnaire généalogique et héraldique des familles nobles du Royaume de Belgique , Vol. III. Polack-Duvivier, Brussels 1850, p. 738 ( Google Books ).
  19. ↑ See certificate of March 29, 1569. In: Anton Fahne: The Dynasten, Barons and Counts of Bocholtz , Bd. II Urkundenbuch . Heberle / Lempertz, Cologne 1860, No. 150, p. 150f ( Google Books ).
  20. ↑ Documents of April 22, 1596, June 23, 1598, September 7, 1600, October 22, 1601 and August 23, 1609; State archive NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Neuss, St. Quirin, documents No. 154, 158, 159, 161 and 168).
  21. ↑ See trial files 1560–1573; Landesarchiv NRW Department Rhineland Duisburg (Reichskammergericht, No. 1360 - Az. D 488/1368); Bernd Westerholt records with Elsebe Dobbe, Jungfer at the Quirinstift zu Neuss, 300 RT , 1572; Lembeck Archives (Westerwinkel holdings, No. 3385).
  22. ↑ Cf. Hermann Friedrich Macco : What value does the Kgl. Wetzlar State Archives for German Genealogy? In: Correspondence sheet of the Gesamtverein der deutschen Geschichts- und Altertumsvereine 61 (1913), Sp. 214–221, esp. Sp. 215 ( digitized version of the digital library).
  23. ↑ See Jan Hendrik Hofman: Het Geslachtboek der Heeren van Dorth . In: Bijdragen en Mededeelingen Gelre 3 (1900), pp. 81–116, esp. P. 95 ( Google Books ; limited preview); Eberhard Fricke: On the history of those von Neuhoff on Elbroich . In: Düsseldorfer Jahrbuch 52 (1966), pp. 93-104.
  24. ↑ See certificate of March 4, 1654; State archive NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Paffendorf, documents no. 1228).
  25. ↑ Haus Berg "under Schaephuysen ", also: Haus Semont, Semans or today sanded down: Seemannshof in Lind (Rheurdt) .
  26. ↑ Also: Manor "Op et Hues" in Schaephuysen.
  27. ↑ See Hermann Keussen : The Gassendunk house in Oirbroch near Kempen . In: Die Heimath No. 10 of June 23, 1875, p. 37f ( Google Books ).
  28. ↑ See Wilhelm Honselmann: On the older history of the Westphalian family von Bönninghausen . In: Westfälische Zeitschrift 122 (1972), pp. 103-132, especially p. 119, note 100 ( PDF , 14.21 MB).
  29. ↑ See Joseph Strange : Contributions to the genealogy of the noble families , Vol. V. Heberle / Lempertz, Cologne 1867, p. 79 ( Google Books ).
  30. ↑ See file Schloss und Rittersitz Puffendorf , 1723, 1733; Landesarchiv NRW Rhineland Duisburg department (Neuss, St. Quirin, files no. 38a); from Loë - de Loë . In: Nederland's Adelsboek 13 (1915), pp. 170-177, esp. Pp. 173f ( digitized in the Internet Archive).
  31. ↑ See files of the brothers v. Leerod ./. her sisters Countesses v. Leerod for parental inheritance , 1743–1751; Landesarchiv NRW, Rhineland Duisburg department (Paffendorf, files no.12.53; Reich Chamber Court 3358 - L 227/691 and 692).
  32. ↑ See Joseph Strange: Genealogy of the Lords and Barons of Bongart . L. Schwann, Cologne / Neuss 1866, p. 67 ( Google Books ).