Imperial Abbey of Essen
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The Imperial Abbey of Essen was a powerful and wealthy female-led ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, centered on the city of Essen in present-day Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essen Abbey | 3 |
| Imperial Abbey of Essen canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial abbey
ⓘ
ecclesiastical principality ⓘ immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currentUseOfMainChurch | Essen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | German mediatization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | Reichsdeputationshauptschluss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1803 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | convent for noblewomen ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfRuler | female ⓘ |
| governmentType | theocratic elective monarchy ⓘ |
| hadJurisdictionOver |
city of Essen
ⓘ
surrounding territories ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege | Reichsunmittelbarkeit ⓘ |
| hadVoteIn | Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Princess-abbess of Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | women’s religious community ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ottonian art treasures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial connections with the Ottonian dynasty ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ present-day Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mainBuilding | Essen Minster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtifact |
Essen crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essen processional crosses NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Madonna of Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abbess Sophia of Essen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathilde, Abbess of Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophanu, Abbess of Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
Saint Cosmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Damian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
imperial immediacy
ⓘ
powerful regional principality ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| rulerTitle |
Imperial abbess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess-abbess ⓘ |
| startTime |
9th century
ⓘ
circa 845 ⓘ |
| successor | Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryTransferredTo | Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | abbey church ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Essen Abbey
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Essen Abbey
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Essen Abbey