Suben Abbey (Stift Suben) was a monastery of the

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in Suben in

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. In around 1050 the fortress that stood on the site, the property of the Counts of Formbach, was turned into a collegiate foundation by Tuta, daughter of Heinrich of Formbach, and wife of King

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; it was established as a monastery in 1126. It had possessions in the Inn region, in

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and the Wachau. In 1787 it was dissolved by Emperor Joseph II. The premises later passed into the possession of the

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n Field Marshal Prince Karl Philipp von Wrede. Since 1865 they have been used as a prison.

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Tuta von Formbach, Queen of Bela I
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