Mechtild von Wunnenberg
Mechtild von Wunnenberg († December 30, 1268 in Zurich ) was the abbess of the Fraumünnen monastery in Zurich from 1255 to 1268 and thus the mistress of the city.
Live and act
Mechtild von Wunnenberg comes from the Thurgau baron family von Wunnenberg, which is documented in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the maternal line she was related to Judenta von Hagenbuch . Since 1244 at the latest, she was a convent woman in Fraumünster. In the summer of 1255 she was elected abbess. On September 1, 1256, King Richard of Cornwall took over the special protection of the Fraumünster and the city of Zurich.
During her tenure, Mechtild von Wunnenberg was repeatedly forced to sell income and land in order to pay off heavy debts. She had the choir and the north tower completed at the cathedral and revised parts of the inheritance law for Zurich citizens' daughters. From 1268 at the latest, pupils were taught in the abbey.
literature
- Peter Vogelsanger : Zurich and its Fraumünster. An eleven hundred year history (853–1956). Zurich 1994.
- Helvetia Sacra , Division III, The Orders with Benedictine Rule , Volume 1, Part Three. Francke Verlag, Bern 1986, p. 2003.
Web links
- Heinrich Murer: Dominarum Monasterium Thuricense (Chronicle of the Fraumünster Monastery). Cantonal Library of Thurgau , Y 117. Digitized .
- Baron family of the Wunnenberger. Office for Archeology of the Canton of Thurgau, accessed on September 9, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erich Trösch: Wunnenberg, from. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mechtild von Wunnenberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess Abbess of the Fraumünster Monastery in Zurich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1268 |
| Place of death | Zurich |