Born in Meissen, Hedwig was the youngest daughter of Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, and Margaret of Austria. In 1458, the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12-year-old Hedwig as successor to Princess-Abbess Anna I, who had died aged 42. Pope Calixtus III confirmed the election but decreed that the Princess-Abbess should reign under the guardianship of her father and canonesses of Quedlinburg until the age of 20. In 1465, she was invested with regalia by her maternal uncle, Emperor Frederick III, and started governing the abbey-principality on her own.
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Submission of the town of Quedlinburg to Princess-Abbess Hedwig
In 1460, the Princess-Abbess faced a rebellion when the city of Quedlinburg joined the Hanseatic League, attempting to gain independence from her and become a free imperial city. Gebhard von Hoym, Bishop of Halberstadt, aided the rebellion. The Bishop invaded the abbey-principality and tried to evict Hedwig. As a princess-abbess, Hedwig was subject only to the Pope and the Emperor; she forced the Bishop to renounce his claim with the help of her brothers, Elector Ernest and Duke Albert III of Saxony. Thus, for the next two centuries, the abbey-principality remained under the protection of the electors of Saxony, who would influence the election of its new rulers and often come into conflicts with them. Upon subduing the rebels, Hedwig forced the town to leave the Hanseatic League and decided to strengthen her authority within the town.
Her uncle, Emperor Frederick III, admitted her to the Order of the Vase and Stole. She died in Quedlinburg and was succeeded by Magdalene of Anhalt.
Vollmuth-Lindenthal, Michael: Äbtissin Hedwig von Quedlinburg. Reichsstift und Stadt Quedlinburg am Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts, in: Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder. Menschen im späten Mittelalter, Werner Freitag, Böhlau, Cologne, 2002, pages 69–88.
hedwig, abbess, quedlinburg, hedwig, saxony, october, 1445, june, 1511, princess, abbess, quedlinburg, from, 1458, until, death, hedwigtombstone, princess, abbess, hedwigprincess, abbess, quedlinburgreign1458, 1511predecessoranna, isuccessormagdaleneborn31, oc. Hedwig of Saxony 31 October 1445 13 June 1511 was Princess Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1458 until her death HedwigTombstone of Princess Abbess HedwigPrincess Abbess of QuedlinburgReign1458 1511PredecessorAnna ISuccessorMagdaleneBorn31 October 1445MeissenDied13 June 1511 1511 06 13 aged 65 QuedlinburgHouseHouse of WettinFatherFrederick II Elector of SaxonyMotherMargaret of Austria StyriaReligionRoman Catholicism Contents 1 Accession 2 Reign 3 Ancestry 4 BibliographyAccession editBorn in Meissen Hedwig was the youngest daughter of Frederick II Elector of Saxony and Margaret of Austria In 1458 the chapter of the Quedlinburg Abbey elected the 12 year old Hedwig as successor to Princess Abbess Anna I who had died aged 42 Pope Calixtus III confirmed the election but decreed that the Princess Abbess should reign under the guardianship of her father and canonesses of Quedlinburg until the age of 20 In 1465 she was invested with regalia by her maternal uncle Emperor Frederick III and started governing the abbey principality on her own Reign edit nbsp Submission of the town of Quedlinburg to Princess Abbess Hedwig In 1460 the Princess Abbess faced a rebellion when the city of Quedlinburg joined the Hanseatic League attempting to gain independence from her and become a free imperial city Gebhard von Hoym Bishop of Halberstadt aided the rebellion The Bishop invaded the abbey principality and tried to evict Hedwig As a princess abbess Hedwig was subject only to the Pope and the Emperor she forced the Bishop to renounce his claim with the help of her brothers Elector Ernest and Duke Albert III of Saxony Thus for the next two centuries the abbey principality remained under the protection of the electors of Saxony who would influence the election of its new rulers and often come into conflicts with them Upon subduing the rebels Hedwig forced the town to leave the Hanseatic League and decided to strengthen her authority within the town Her uncle Emperor Frederick III admitted her to the Order of the Vase and Stole She died in Quedlinburg and was succeeded by Magdalene of Anhalt Ancestry editAncestors of Hedwig Abbess of Quedlinburg16 Frederick II Margrave of Meissen8 Frederick III Landgrave of Thuringia17 Matilda of Bavaria4 Frederick I Elector of Saxony18 Henry IV of Henneberg Schleusingen9 Catherine of Henneberg Schleusingen19 Judith of Brandenburg Salzwedel2 Frederick II Elector of Saxony20 Magnus II Duke of Brunswick Luneburg10 Henry the Mild Duke of Brunswick Luneburg21 Catherine of Anhalt Bernburg5 Catherine of Brunswick22 Wartislaw VI Duke of Pomerania11 Sophia of Pomerania Wolgast23 Anna of Mecklenburg Stargard1 Hedwig Abbess of Quedlinburg24 Albert II Duke of Austria12 Leopold III Duke of Austria25 Joanna of Pfirt6 Ernest Duke of Austria26 Bernabo Visconti Lord of Milan13 Viridis Visconti27 Beatrice della Scala3 Margaret of Austria28 Siemowit III of Masovia14 Siemowit IV Duke of Masovia29 Euphemia of Schlesien Troppau7 Cymburgis of Masovia30 Algirdas Grand Duke of Lithuania15 Alexandra of Lithuania31 Uliana Alexandrovna of TverBibliography editVollmuth Lindenthal Michael Abtissin Hedwig von Quedlinburg Reichsstift und Stadt Quedlinburg am Ende des 15 Jahrhunderts in Mitteldeutsche Lebensbilder Menschen im spaten Mittelalter Werner Freitag Bohlau Cologne 2002 pages 69 88 HedwigHouse of Wettin Preceded byAnna I Princess Abbess of Quedlinburg1458 1511 Succeeded byMagdalena Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hedwig Abbess of Quedlinburg amp oldid 1133931675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
