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| Her father was a ] named Walter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Klingen, Fides von |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/012737/2007-08-20/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=]|language=fr}}</ref> Initially a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey, Fides von Klingen was elected abbess at the end of 1340<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> in a contested election against ].<ref name=":0" /> She thus succeeded ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-003-29990-5 |location=Oxford |pages=124}}</ref> An arbitrator appointed by Emperor ] had to intervene to decide in her favor.<ref name=":0" /> | Her father was a ] named Walter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Klingen, Fides von |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/012737/2007-08-20/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=]|language=fr}}</ref> Initially a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey, Fides von Klingen was elected abbess at the end of 1340<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> in a contested election against ].<ref name=":0" /> She thus succeeded ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-003-29990-5 |location=Oxford |pages=124}}</ref> An arbitrator appointed by Emperor ] had to intervene to decide in her favor.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| Her reign was marked by difficulties, notably the ], which struck Zurich in 1348, and the ] in 1350.<ref name=":0" /> Furthermore, the city experienced an urban rebellion and abolished some of the abbey's privileges.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic women and secular economy in later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-032-29071-3 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |pages=44}}</ref> She also altered the style used on the abbey's seals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Holladay |first=Joan A. |date=2004 |title=The Competition for Saints in Medieval Zurich |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/25067091 |journal=Gesta |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=41–59 |doi=10.2307/25067091 |issn=0016-920X}}</ref> | Her reign was marked by difficulties, notably the ], which struck Zurich in 1348, and the ] in 1350.<ref name=":0" /> Furthermore, the city experienced an urban rebellion and abolished some of the abbey's privileges.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Müller |first=Annalena |title=Monastic women and secular economy in later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500 |date=2024 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-032-29071-3 |location=Abingdon, Oxon |pages=44}}</ref> She also altered the style used on the abbey's seals.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Holladay |first=Joan A. |date=2004 |title=The Competition for Saints in Medieval Zurich |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.2307/25067091 |journal=] |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=41–59 |doi=10.2307/25067091 |issn=0016-920X}}</ref> | ||
| She died on 28 February 1358 in Zurich<ref name=":0" /> and was succeeded by Beatrix von Wolhusen.<ref name=":1" /> | She died on 28 February 1358 in Zurich<ref name=":0" /> and was succeeded by Beatrix von Wolhusen.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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Swiss abbess (died 1358)| Fides von Klingen | |
|---|---|
| Died | 28 February 1358  |
| Occupation | Christian nun |
| Position held | abbess (Fraumünster, 1340–1358) |
Fides von Klingen (died 28 February 1358, Zurich) was a Swiss abbess. She led the Fraumünster Abbey and, effectively, Zurich itself for 18 years, from 1340 until her death.
Biography
Her father was a baron named Walter. Initially a nun at the Fraumünster Abbey, Fides von Klingen was elected abbess at the end of 1340 in a contested election against Beatrix von Wolhusen. She thus succeeded Elisabeth von Matzingen. An arbitrator appointed by Emperor Louis IV had to intervene to decide in her favor.
Her reign was marked by difficulties, notably the Black Death, which struck Zurich in 1348, and the Bloody Night of Zurich in 1350. Furthermore, the city experienced an urban rebellion and abolished some of the abbey's privileges. She also altered the style used on the abbey's seals.
She died on 28 February 1358 in Zurich and was succeeded by Beatrix von Wolhusen.
References
- ^ "Klingen, Fides von". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ Müller, Annalena (2024). Monastic Women and Secular Economy in Later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500. Oxford: Taylor & Francis. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-003-29990-5.
- Müller, Annalena (2024). Monastic women and secular economy in later Medieval Europe, ca. 1200 to 1500. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-032-29071-3.
- Holladay, Joan A. (2004). "The Competition for Saints in Medieval Zurich". Gesta (journal). 43 (1): 41–59. doi:10.2307/25067091. ISSN 0016-920X.
