Wichburg by Geseke
Wichburg von Geseke (also Wichburga ; * before 946; † 984 ) from the Saxon noble family of Haolde , was the first abbess of the Geseke dynasty founded in 946 by her and her brothers Haold I. , Brun and Friedrich .
Haold I and his siblings were on their mother, a Liudolfingerin , with the Ottos used and Haold was built by Emperor Otto I to the rebellion and the death of Duke Eberhard of Franconia with parts of Eberhard's possession in Ittergau and Brukterergau invested . In 946 he and his siblings founded the Geseke women's monastery in honor of the Holy Virgin and St. Cyriak . Otto I confirmed the monastery in 952, took it under his protection, granted it immunity and gave it the privilege of freely choosing abbesses. Wichburg became Abbess, and Haold became Vogt of the monastery. When she took office in 952, Wichburg gave the monastery a.o. the “Almundoraf” settlement, today's Brilon district of Alme , and a Hufe in Ittlar .
Wichburg was abbess until her death in 984. She was followed by her great niece Wigswid (986-1014), King Otto III. 986 confirmed the privileges given by his grandfather. After her death, the next abbess, Hildegund , renounced the status of an imperial direct monastery and placed herself under the protection of the Archbishop of Cologne , who from then on appointed his own bailiff.
literature
- Ulrich Löer: The noble Kanonissenstift St. Cyriakus zu Geseke, (Germania Sacra New Part 50: The Dioceses of the Church Province of Cologne. The Archdiocese of Cologne 6 ) Berlin / New York, 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019923-9
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| SURNAME | Wichburg by Geseke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wichburga by Geseke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess of the women's monastery St. Cyriakus in Geseke |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 984 |
| Place of death | Geseke |