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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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