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Born in Meissen, Hedwig was the youngest daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, and Margaret of Austria. In 1458, the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12-year-old Hedwig as successor to Princess-Abbess Anna I, who had died aged 42. Pope Calixtus III confirmed the election but decreed that the Princess-Abbess should reign under ...
Career. In 1458, the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12-year-old Hedwig as successor to Princess-Abbess Anna I, who had died aged 42. In 1460, the Princess-Abbess faced a rebellion when the city of Quedlinburg joined the Hanseatic League, attempting to gain independence from her and become a free imperial city. Gebhard von Hoym ...
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This is a list of the princess-abbesses of Quedlinburg Abbey. [1] [2] [3] Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Adelaide of Italy; granddaughter of Saint Matilda, founder of the abbey. Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Theophanu . Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and his first wife, Gunhilda of ...
No.NameImageReign1Matilda 955 - 7 February 9990 966–999Daughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, ...2Adelaide I 977- 14 January 10440 999–1044Niece of Matilda and daughter of Otto II, ...3Beatrice I 1037- 13 July 10611044–1062Daughter of Henry III, Holy Roman ...4Adelaide II 1045 - 11 January 10961062–1096Half-sister of Beatrice I and daughter of ...Hedwig of Saxony was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1458 until her death.
Jan 21, 2023 · About Hedwig, Abbess of Chelles. Hedwig, Duchess of Bavaria. Hedwig (c. 778 – after 833) was a Saxon noble woman, the wife of Count Welf I and mother-in-law of Emperor Louis the Pious through his marriage to Judith, her daughter. Tunnettu myös nimellä: Eigilwich of Bavaria HEDWIG or EDITH Ava Bava de Morvois. Life.
- Altdorf, Mittelfranken, Bayern
- Welf I, Count in Swabia
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Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Categories: German Roman Catholic abbesses. Female heads of state. Secular abbesses. Princesses in Germany. Nobles of the Holy Roman Empire by title.
"Hedwig of Saxony (31 October 1445 – 13 June 1511) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1458 until her death." - (en.wikipedia.org 08.03.2020)
