Weissenburg Abbey

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Establishment

• February 962: 8th Century: Imperial immediacy of Weissenburg Abbey.

Chronology

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1. Frankish Partitions

The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.

1.1. Incoronation of Otto I

East Frankish King Otto I was crowned first Holy Roman Emperor.

• February 962: 8th Century: Imperial immediacy of Weissenburg Abbey.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1176: Little can be reported from the first known century of Weissenburg rule. It is perhaps worth mentioning that the Schübelmatt document from 1175 shows a number of Burgundian nobles in the entourage of Berthold IV von Zähringen. The Lords of Weissenburg are also mentioned for the first time.
• January 1401: In 1400, Frutigen and other towns in the Bernese Oberland were incorporated into the Old Swiss Confederacy.

Disestablishment

• January 1547: Weissenburg Abbey in personal union with the Bishopric of Speyer.