Propsteiamt Michelsberg

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The Michelsberg Propsteiamt was a judicial and administrative unit of the clerical principality of Fulda .

history

The Propsteiamt Michelsberg was a Fulda office in which the provost of the Propstei Michelsberg exercised the rulership rights instead of the abbot, hence the designation as a provost office. Michelsberg Monastery had been the property of Fulda since the 8th century.

In the 17th century, the abbot's conflict with the chapter led to the provost's offices being independent of the Fulda government. In 1656 the first agreement between the abbot and the chapter was made, which was confirmed in 1681 and lastly in 1726. The monastery thus had the unrestricted bailiwick and had all administrative and judicial rights except for the central court . The probationary officials collected the taxes and delivered them directly to the state revenue. The subjects paid homage to the prince, who also had the embarrassing jurisdiction.

The provost was at the head of the provost's office. An official was employed on site who had the duties of a bailiff , but carried the official title of official.

The Principality of Nassau-Oranien-Fulda was created on the basis of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803. With regard to jurisdiction and administration, the rulers' ordinance of January 8, 1803 reorganized the existing offices. The Propsteiamt Michelsberg was abolished and the components assigned to the Centoberamt Fulda and the Office Weyhers .

scope

At the end of the HRR , the office consisted of Burkardshöfe (municipality of Welkers ), the Lanneshof ( Künzell ) and Niederhorwieden ( Rex ) in Centfuld and Altenhof , the hamlet of Memlos (municipality of Lütter ) and parts of Sieblos (municipality of Abtsroda) in the office of Weyhers.

literature

  • Anneliese Hofemann: Studies on the development of the territory of the imperial abbey of Fulda and its offices. 1958, pp. 167-175.
  • Fuldaer Land / Rommerz in the 19th century from Heinrich Jakob Stöhr: Concept, scope and organization of the state of Fulda in the 19th century in the Fuldaer Geschichtsbl Blätter 1934