Agnes II of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
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Agnes II von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (born: ; died: 18 November 1439) was from 1412 to 1439 abbess
of Gandersheim Abbey
.
. She was about six years old when she was elected abbess of Gandersheim Abbey
. The pope confirmed Agnes's election while she was a minor while Agnes, however, he appointed a dean of the Abbey as her guardian and regent. Around 1425, Agnes began to rule without a regent.
She died in 1439 and was buried in the abbey church.
died out, she transferred the castle and town of Gandersheim
and the castles of Seesen
and Stauffenburg to Otto II of Brunswick-Göttingen. She transferred Asseburg Castle, Gifhorn
, Castle and City of Lüneburg
, Greene Castle, Lüthorst, one half of the fief of Homburg, Lauenstein Castle, and the former County of Wernigerode
to William I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of Gandersheim Abbey
Gandersheim Abbey
Gandersheim Abbey is a former house of secular canonesses in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 852 by Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty, whose rich endowments ensured its stability and prosperity.The "Imperial...
.
Life
She was a daughter of Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-GrubenhagenEric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen nicknamed the winner , ruled the Principality of Grubenhagen, a part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.- Life :...
. She was about six years old when she was elected abbess of Gandersheim Abbey
Gandersheim Abbey
Gandersheim Abbey is a former house of secular canonesses in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 852 by Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty, whose rich endowments ensured its stability and prosperity.The "Imperial...
. The pope confirmed Agnes's election while she was a minor while Agnes, however, he appointed a dean of the Abbey as her guardian and regent. Around 1425, Agnes began to rule without a regent.
She died in 1439 and was buried in the abbey church.
Guelph inheritance division
In connection with the Guelph inheritance division after the Lords of HomburgHomburg
-In Germany:* Homburg, Saarland, capital of the Saarpfalz district of Saarland* Bad Homburg, town and spa in Hesse* Homburg Forest, a hill range in Lower Saxony* Homburg, a quarter of Triefenstein, Bavaria...
died out, she transferred the castle and town of Gandersheim
Gandersheim
Gandersheim can refer to either:* Gandersheim Abbey, convent in Lower Saxony * Bad Gandersheim, town in Lower Saxony, called Gandersheim until 1931...
and the castles of Seesen
Seesen
Seesen is a town and municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the northwestern edge of the Harz mountain range, approx...
and Stauffenburg to Otto II of Brunswick-Göttingen. She transferred Asseburg Castle, Gifhorn
Gifhorn
Gifhorn is a town and capital of the district Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg...
, Castle and City of Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
, Greene Castle, Lüthorst, one half of the fief of Homburg, Lauenstein Castle, and the former County of Wernigerode
County of Wernigerode
The County of Wernigerode was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Harzgau region of the former Duchy of Saxony, at the northern foot of the Harz mountain range...
to William I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.