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Mechtild of Nassau, german Mechthild von Nassau, (before 1280 – 19 June 1323) was the youngest child of Adolf, King of the Romans [1] and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mechtild is also known as Matilda of Nassau. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria, by her marriage to Rudolf I, Duke of Upper Bavaria .
Jun 3, 2019 · Duchess Mechthild von Nassau. Also Known As: "Mathilde von Nassau", "Matilda", "Duchess Consort of Bavaria". Birthdate: circa 1280. Birthplace: Germany. Death: June 19, 1323 (38-47) Heidelberg.
Mechtild of Nassau (before 1280 - 19 June 1323) was the youngest child of Adolf of Germany and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mechtild is also known as Matilda of Nassau. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria, by her marriage to Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria. She married in Nuremberg 1 September 1294 Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria [1].
Pronunciation: MECH-tild of MAG-de-berg. Born between 1207 and 1212 near Magdeburg in Lower Saxony (Germany); died in the convent at Helfta in 1282 (although some suggest her death might be as late as 1297). Had religious experience (c. 1219); left home for Magdeburg (c. 1229 or 1230), where she led a semi-religious life as a Beguin; wrote the ...
A Visionary BÉguine. Mechthild of Magdeburg was a German spiritual writer as well as a great mystic of the thirteenth century. She came from a noble Saxon family but rejected her heritage for an existence of simplicity and prayer. Mechthild joined a Béguine community at Magdeburg, devoting herself to a life filled with penance and humility.
t. e. Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, [1] Matelda [2]) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit ( The Flowing Light of Divinity) is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. [3] She was the first mystic to write in Low German.
Mechthild Of Magdeburg. 1207–1282. Medieval German mystic poet Mechthild of Magdeburg was born into a noble family. She experienced her first religious vision at the age of 12, and apparitions appeared to her daily thereafter. In 1230, she left her home to become a beguine, one of a group of evangelical women who took vows together but chose ...
