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Mechthildis Thein By Alexander Binder
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Bavaria
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of The Palatinate
Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482) was a princess and major patroness of the literary arts in the 15th century. Born to Ludwig III, Elector Palatine, she was married by the age of 15 to Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach. Five children came out of the marriage, but by age 31 she became a widow. She was remarried two years later to the Archduke Albert VI of Austria. After he died in 1463, she retired to her court at Rottenburg am Neckar. This court became a center of flourishing literary culture up until her death. Some of the literary artists who she supported showed their appreciation for her through the dedication of literary works. After their initial meeting in 1460, Niklas van Wyle dedicated four of his translations to her. Amongst many things, she was also known as a bibliophile. Jakob Püterich von Reichertshausen wrote a poem for her called ''Letter of Honor''. In the poem, he lists and compares all the books that he and she had collected in their individual li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Magdeburg
Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book ''Das fließende Licht der Gottheit'' (''The Flowing Light of Divinity'') is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in German. Life Definite biographical information about Mechthild is scarce; what is known of her life comes largely from scattered hints in her work. She was born into a noble Saxon family. She had her first vision of the Holy Spirit at the age of twelve.''Flowing Light'' 4.2. In 1230 she left her home and “renounced worldly honour and worldly riches” to become a Beguine at Magdeburg. There, like Hadewijch of Antwerp, she seems to have exercised a position of authority in a Beguine community. In Magdeburg she became acquainted with the Dominicans and became a Dominican tertiary. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechtild Of Holstein
Matilda of Holstein or Mechthild (1220 or 1225 – 1288 in Kiel) was a Danish queen consort, married to King Abel of Denmark and later to Birger Jarl, Regent of Sweden. Life Matilda was the daughter of Adolf IV, Count of Holstein, and Heilwig of Lippe. On 25 April 1237 she was married to Abel of Denmark in Schleswig. The marriage was arranged to form a tie between Holstein and Sønderjylland. In 1239, Abel became the guardian of her minor brothers. When Abel became king in 1250, she was crowned with him in Roskilde on 1 November. When Abel died in 1252, he was succeeded by his brother rather than her son Valdemar, who was imprisoned at Cologne at the time, and she was forced to leave Denmark and enter a convent. She managed to get her son Valdemar released from the captivity of the Archbishop of Cologne and fought for the inheritance of her children in the Duchy of Schleswig. In 1253, she secured the Duchy of Sønderjylland for her son Valdemar. In 1260, her son Valde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Hackeborn
Mechtilde of Hackeborn, also known as Mechtilde of Helfta (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298), was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voice. At the age of 50, Mechtilde went through a grave spiritual crisis, as well as physical suffering. In the modern Benedictine calendar, her feast is celebrated on the anniversary of her death, November 19. She died in the convent of Helfta, near Eisleben. Birth and Baptism Born Matilda von Hackeborn-Wippra, in 1240 or 1241, she belonged to one of the noblest and most powerful Thuringian families; her sister was the illustrious Abbess Gertrude of Hackeborn. The family of Hackeborn belonged to a dynasty of Barons in Thuringia who were related to the Hohenstaufen family and had possessions in northern Thuringia and in the Harz Mountains. Some writers have considered that Mechtilde von Hackeborn and Mechtilde von Wippra were two distinct person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Sayn
Countess Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), also called Mechthild of Landsberg, Mechtild, Mechtildis or Mathilde, was the wife of Henry III of Sayn. She was an important figure in the Late Middle Ages because of her religious foundations (''Stiftungen''). Life Mechthild was the daughter of Margrave Dietrich of Landsberg, son of Dedi the Fat, and Jutta, daughter and heiress of the Thuringian landgrave, Louis IIIHellmuth Gensicke: ''Landesgeschichte des Westerwaldes''. 3rd edition. Historische Kommission für Nassau, Wiesbaden, 1999, pages 134, 266, 268; Mechthild was born around 1200, according to other sources around 1203, and around 1215 she married Count Henry III of Sayn.; Absatz „Textanmerkungen“ In a deed at Heisterbach Abbey dating to 1216, Mechthild is described as Henry's wife.Fr. Ritter: Bonn: Beiträge zu seiner Geschichte und seinen Denkmälern', 1868, page 8 The trigger for the marriage was a dispute between Dietrich of Landsberg and Henry II of Sayn, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Bienburg
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Baden
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Diessen
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Of Giessen
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Heil
Mechthild Heil ( Rumpf, born 23 August 1961) is a German architect and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009. Political career Heil first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2009 German federal election. She served on the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2009-2010) and the Sports Committee (2009-2013) before moving to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection 2013. In the negotiations to form a ''Grand Coalition'' of the Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel following the 2013 elections, Heil was part of the CDU/CSU delegation in the working group on the environment and agriculture, led by Katherina Reiche and Ute Vogt. In similar negotiations following the 2017 federal elections, she was part of the working group on internal and legal affairs, led by Thomas de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechthild Großmann
Mechthild is a female Germanic given name. It is an old form of the first name Mathilde and means "powerful in combat, powerful fighter". Bearers of this name include: People * Mechthild of Bavaria (1532–1565), German noblewoman * Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482), princess and literary patron (Mechthild of Germany) * Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207– c. 1282/1294), medieval German mystic * Mechtild of Holstein (1220/1225–1288), wife of Danish king Abel * Mechthild of Hackeborn (1241–1299), cistercian und christian mystic * Mechthild of Sayn (c. 1203 – c. 1291), wife of Henry III, Count of Sayn (Mechthild of Landsberg) * Mechthild of Bienburg (c. 1223 – c. 1265), abbess of Buchau Abbey * Mechthild of Baden (died 1258), countess of Württemberg * Mechthild of Diessen (c. 1125–1160), abbess of Edelstetten (Mathilde von Andechs) * Mechthild of Giessen (c. 1155 – c. 1203), countess of Giessen * Mechthild Heil (born 1961), German politician * Mechthild Großmann Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
