Matilda of Germany, Abbess of Essen
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Matilda of Germany, Abbess of Essen, was a 10th–11th century Ottonian princess who became a powerful imperial abbess and influential religious and political figure within the Holy Roman Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbess Mathilde of Essen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottonian princess
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abbess ⓘ human ⓘ medieval German noblewoman ⓘ |
| appointedAs | abbess of Essen Abbey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Essen Abbey treasury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essen Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Essen Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonized | no (not generally recognized as a canonized saint) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 979 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1011 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval chronicles of the Ottonian period ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Essen Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeAsAbbessOfEssen | 1011 ⓘ |
| era |
High Middle Ages
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Ottonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Saxon nobility ⓘ |
| father | Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | imperial abbess ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Old High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ottonian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Theophanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Liudolfing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | princess of Germany ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as an influential religious and political figure in the Holy Roman Empire
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patronage of Ottonian art ⓘ patronage of church building and decoration at Essen ⓘ strengthening the status of Essen Abbey as an imperial abbey ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbess
ⓘ
political figure ⓘ |
| partOf | imperial church system of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Essen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbess of Essen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial abbess ⓘ |
| relative | Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg (aunt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | secular canonesses of Essen ⓘ |
| residence |
Essen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essen Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Adelheid I, Abbess of Quedlinburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 973–1011 (life in 10th–11th century) ⓘ |
| startTimeAsAbbessOfEssen | circa 973–980s (uncertain exact year) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abbess Mathilde of Essen