• City of Hersfeld placed itself under Hessian protection
1371
• Forced union with Fulda
1513–15
• Abbot Krato swore allegiance to Lutheran Hesse
1525
• Otto, Prince of Hesse, elected lay administrator
1606
• Secularised to Hesse-Kassel by Peace of Westphalia
1648
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Fulda monastery
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Today part of
Germany
Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue.
Territorium Abbatæ Heresfeldensis, 1645Border stone of Hersfeld Abbey on the old Werra bridge between Philippsthal and Vacha
HersfeldAbbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence...
town of Bad Hersfeld (Bad is "spa" in German; the Old High German name of the city was Herolfisfeld) is the district seat of the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district...
bribed a monk to abstract a Livy and an Ammianus from the library of HersfeldAbbey. Poggio's most famous find was the discovery of the only surviving manuscript...
October 786 in Hersfeld) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine HersfeldAbbey. He is historiographically...
mentioned in an urbarium register of HersfeldAbbey under the rule of Archbishop Lullus of Mainz (died 786). A Hersfeld tithe register, compiled between 881...
documentary mention in connection with one of Charlemagne’s donations to the HersfeldAbbey. The outlying centre of Niederjossa held a 1,225-year jubilee celebration...
particularly associated with the Céli Dé spiritual reform movement. HersfeldAbbey (modern-day Hesse-Nassau), Germany, is founded by Lullus, archbishop...
Archbishop of Cologne. On 15 March 1058 Lambert entered the Benedictine abbey of Hersfeld as a monk. On September 16, he was also ordained as a priest in Aschaffenburg...
settlement called Mimelebo was already documented in a 780 register of the HersfeldAbbey estates, issued by Archbishop Lullus of Mainz. In the 10th century the...
city Treise was a part of the HersfeldAbbey. The counts of the district Ziegenhain, who have been reeves of the Abbey, conquered Treysa in 1186. The...
text related to this article: Henry the Fowler Deed by Henry I for HersfeldAbbey, 1 June 932 with his seal, "digitalised image". Photograph Archive of...
Illustrious (d. 912), mentioned as dux in the contemporary annals of HersfeldAbbey, which, however, seems to have been denied by the Frankish rulers. His...
on 12 February 1074 at HersfeldAbbey while his father was fighting against the Saxon rebellion. He was baptised in the abbey three days later. After...
interred in a gold and silver shrine in HersfeldAbbey. Wihtberht is patron saint of the town of Bad Hersfeld. His feast day is August 13. The Priory...
as Rudolfestat (Rudolf's settlement) as a gift from Charlemagne to HersfeldAbbey In 1994 the Neonazi and police-informant Tino Brandt (NPD) founded the...
relatives of his wife Gertrude for support. Gertrude died in 1146 at HersfeldAbbey, as she became ill after the birth of her second son Frederick. She...
Bebra (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːbʁa] ) is a small town in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. Bebra lies some 45 km (28 mi) south...
places in Friesenfeld such as Erdeborn were named in the Hersfeld Tithe Register of the HersfeldAbbey as being obliged to pay tithes. The territory was named...
Conrad was born at HersfeldAbbey, where Bertha stayed while Henry was fighting against the Saxon Rebellion, and was baptised in the abbey three days later...
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