Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1678–1755)

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Marie Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorf, Princess Abbess of Quedlinburg
Portrait of the abbess by the artist G. Sporleder

Marie Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorf (born March 21, 1678 in Hamburg ; † July 17, 1755 in Quedlinburg ) was abbess of the Quedlinburg monastery, which was directly imperial and free-world , from 1718 to 1755 .

Life

Marie Elisabeth was the youngest daughter of Duke Christian Albrecht of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1641–1695) and his wife Friederike Amalie (1649–1704), daughter of King Friedrich III. from Denmark.

After the death of her father, she accompanied her mother to their widow's residence , the Kiel Castle . In 1718 Marie Elisabeth was elected 37th Abbess of Quedlinburg. As early as 1704, the Kingdom of England in particular tried to enforce the election of the princess against Prussia . The monastery, which was run by Aurora von Königsmarck during the Sedis vacancy , elected Marie Elisabeth several times, but her inauguration failed until 1718 due to protests from Prussia and the lack of confirmation of the election by the emperor.

An extensive expansion and renovation of the monastery palace and the representative rooms took place under Marie Elisabeth. Her term of office was marked by territorial disputes with King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia, in which Marie Elisabeth turned to the emperor in vain.

On September 23, 1745 she received the Order of St. Catherine from Tsarina Elisabeth .

The abbess was buried in the princely crypt of the collegiate church of St. Servatius . A staircase leads from the crypt into the so-called princely crypt, the room climate of which helps to mummify corpses. In addition to the coffin Aurora von Königsmarcks, there are also the coffins of the abbesses Anna II zu Stolberg and Anna III. to Stolberg- Wernigerode.

literature

  • H. Lorenz: Development of the Abbey and City of Quedlinburg. Quedlinburg 1922.
  • B. Feicke: Two pieces of files from the Quedlinburg Imperial Monastery from the 18th century , in: Harz-Zs. (54/55) 2002/2003 (published 2004), pp. 187-200, esp. 187-191, 194-196.

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predecessor Office Successor
Aurora von Königsmarck Abbess of Quedlinburg
1718–1755 		Amalie of Prussia
personal data
SURNAME Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marie Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Abbess of the Quedlinburg Abbey
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1678
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1755
Place of death Quedlinburg