Ulrich von Veringen (died 15 January 1200 in

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) was

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of the

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from 1199 to 1200. He descended from the counts of Veringen and was probably the son of Count Marquard von Veringen and a brother of Count Heinrich and Count Manegold von Veringen.

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Formerly a provost, Ulrich von Veringen was elected Abbot of Saint Gall on 4 February 1199. During his short term of office, which only lasted 49 weeks, the abbey accumulated substantial debts, wherefore Abbot Ulrich found himself forced to pawn the monastery farms

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, Hüttenwil and

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and sell parts of the monastery treasure. At the time of his death on 15 January 1200, the abbey exhibited a debt of 70 pounds.

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Ulrich von Veringen
on the website of the Stiftsarchiv St. Gallen.
Ulrich von Veringen
in the Stadtlexikon Wil. Quoted after Duft, Johannes: ''Die Abtei St. Gallen''. Abbots of Saint Gall 12th-century births 1200 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Switzerland-reli-bio-stub