Mechthild von Bienburg
Mechthild von Bienburg (also Buenburg ) (* before 1223 , † after 1265 ) was an abbess of the free worldly Buchau women's monastery in what is now Bad Buchau am Federsee .
Mechthild von Bienburg came from the family of the Reichsministeriale von Bienburg (also Biegenburg or Beienburg), who named themselves after a castle near Ravensburg . A papal document from 1264 suggests that Mechthild came from this family, which had a close relationship with the Teutonic Order .
According to the tradition of the monastery, Mechthild von Bienburg was elected abbess in 1223 . In any case, from other sources the years 1229 to 1265 can be documented for their term of office. Then she lived as a nun in the Cistercian convent of Baindt .
literature
- Bernhard Theil: The free worldly women's monastery Buchau am Federsee . Ed .: Max Planck Institute for History (= Germania Sacra . NF 32). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York 1994, ISBN 3-11-014214-7 , pp. 221 . Digital edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard Theil: The free worldly women's monastery Buchau am Federsee . Germania Sacra , Vol. NF 32, 1994, p. 221.
- ↑ Bernhard Theil: The free worldly women's monastery Buchau am Federsee . Germania Sacra , Vol. NF 32, 1994, p. 221.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lukarda |
Abbess of Buchau 1223 (?) - 1265 |
Adelheid von Markdorf |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mechthild von Bienburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess of the Buchau women's monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1223 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1265 |