Walter von Trauchburg

Walter von Trauchburg was abbot of the St. Gallen monastery from 1239 to 1244 . He came from an aristocratic family from Allgäu , his mother was from Güttingen.

Act

Walter von Trauchburg was works dean (decanus operis) when he prevailed against his rival Heinrich von Eichheim in the abbot election of 1239 . However, a dispute broke out over this election, which was also fought in Rome in 1240. Pope Gregory IX finally instructed the Bishop of Como to investigate the election. In the end, Walter was confirmed as abbot mainly thanks to the support of Bishop Heinrich von Tanne of Konstanz . In return, Walter von Trauchburg handed the Bishop of Constance important (papal and episcopal) documents that regulated the relationship between St. Gallen and Constance.

Abbot Walter was a member of the Staufer party . His brother Berthold was court judge under King Conrad IV . In Konrad's fight against the papacy and against the archbishop of Mainz , Walter von Trauchburg provided arms assistance, which is why he was banned from church . Under Abbot Walter, the monastery economy fell into disaster, so that the abbot and the provost decided in May 1244 to spend 50 marks annually from their income to redeem pledged goods or to purchase new goods. In the autumn of the same year, with the occupation of the city of Wil, the armed conflicts with the Toggenburg counts broke out again. Abbot Walter von Trauchburg was overwhelmed by this situation and resigned on November 25, 1244. He moved to the Dominican monastery in Constance .

Individual evidence

^ Anton Gössi: St. Gallen - Abbots: Walter von Trauchburg, 1239-1244. In: Helvetia Sacra. Dept. III: The orders with Benedictine rule. 2/1: Early monasteries, the Benedictines in Switzerland. Francke Verlag, Bern 1986, p. 1301.

Web links

Walter von Trauchburg on the website of the St. Gallen Abbey Archives .
Walter von Trauchburg in the city lexicon Wil; According to Johannes Duft : The Abbey of St. Gallen .

predecessor	Office	successor
Konrad von Bussnang	Abbot of St. Gallen 1239–1244	Berchtold von Falkenstein

personal data
SURNAME	Walter von Trauchburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dept
DATE OF BIRTH	12th century or 13th century
DATE OF DEATH	13th Century

[1] Anton Gössi: St. Gallen - Abbots: Walter von Trauchburg, 1239-1244. In: Helvetia Sacra. Dept. III: The orders with Benedictine rule. 2/1: Early monasteries, the Benedictines in Switzerland. Francke Verlag, Bern 1986, p. 1301.