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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Essen Abbey 4
Imperial Abbey of Essen canonical 2
Essen Abbey community 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial abbey
ecclesiastical principality
immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire
country Holy Roman Empire
currentUseOfMainChurch Essen Cathedral
dissolvedBy German mediatization
dissolvedIn Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
economicStatus wealthy
endTime 1803
foundedAs convent for noblewomen
foundedBy Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim
genderOfRuler female
governmentType theocratic elective monarchy
hadJurisdictionOver city of Essen
surrounding territories
hadPrivilege Reichsunmittelbarkeit
hadVoteIn Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire
linked to: Imperial Diet
hasCapital Essen
headOfGovernment Princess-abbess of Essen
heritage women’s religious community
knownFor Ottonian art treasures
imperial connections with the Ottonian dynasty
language Latin
Middle High German
locatedIn Essen
North Rhine-Westphalia
present-day Germany
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
mainBuilding Essen Minster
memberOf Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire
notableArtifact Essen crown
Essen processional crosses
Golden Madonna of Essen
notableRuler Abbess Sophia of Essen
Mathilde, Abbess of Essen
Theophanu, Abbess of Essen
partOf Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
patronSaint Saint Cosmas
linked to: Cosmas

Saint Damian
linked to: Damianus
politicalStatus imperial immediacy
powerful regional principality
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
rulerTitle Imperial abbess
Princess-abbess
startTime 9th century
circa 845
successor Prussia
territoryTransferredTo Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
usedAs abbey church

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle hasPart Imperial Abbey of Essen
Bishopric of Essen seatOfGovernment Essen Abbey
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Bishopric of Essen hasInstitution Essen Abbey
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Golden Madonna of Essen associatedWith Essen Abbey
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben associatedWith Essen Abbey
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Maria Kunigunde of Saxony realm Imperial Abbey of Essen
Amalia of Nassau-Dietz heldTemporalAuthorityOver Essen Abbey lands
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Amalia of Nassau-Dietz heldSpiritualAuthorityOver Essen Abbey community
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen
Essen Minster foundedAs church of Essen Abbey
linked to: Imperial Abbey of Essen