Wichburg of Sonnenburg

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Wichburg von Sonnenburg (also Wichpurg ) was a daughter of Count Ottwin von Sonnenburg , Count in Pustertal and Lurngau (Upper Carinthia), and his wife Wichburg . Her siblings included:

  • Volchold (Volkhold), Count, heir to the rest of his father's possessions in Pustertal
  • Odalrich (Ulrich) , 1022-1055 Bishop of Trento
  • Perchkint (Perchunt, Perchtigund; Hiltiburg), first abbess of St. Georgen Abbey

Wichburg was married to Count Aribo († after 1022) from the Pilgrimid family . Together they donated Sonnenburg Castle in the Puster Valley to the Benedictines for the establishment of a women's monastery . After Aribo's death, King Heinrich II gave the county of Pustertal to Wichburg's brother Volkhold in return for official and military service. He confirmed the donation and in 1039 transferred the monastery to his and Wichburg's brother, Bishop Ulrich II of Trento . Wichburg , daughter of Wichburg and Aribos , became the first abbess .

Children and offspring

The following children came from Wichburg's marriage to Aribo:

  • Chuono ( Kuno I. von Rott ) († 1086), Count Palatine of Bavaria
  • Pilgrim († around 1078), Count
  • Odalrich (Oudalrich / Udalrich) († around 1098), Vogt of Freising
  • Wichburg , first abbess of Sonnenburg

Wichburg and Aribo are probably also the ancestors of the Counts of Heunburg and the Counts of Flavon .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Bavarian nobility and the occupation of the Archdiocese of Salzburg in the 10th and 11th centuries

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personal data
SURNAME Wichburg of Sonnenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wichburg; Wichpurg of Sonnenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess in Pustertal and Lurngau
DATE OF BIRTH 10th century or 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 11th century