Gengenbach Abbey
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Gengenbach Abbey (German: Kloster Gengenbach) was a Benedictine monastery in Gengenbach in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was an Imperial Abbey from the late Carolingian period to 1803.
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Imperial Abbey of Gengenbach Reichskloster Gengenbach | |||||||
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8th century–1803 | |||||||
Status | Imperial Abbey | ||||||
Capital | Gengenbach Abbey | ||||||
Common languages | Alemannic | ||||||
Government | Elective principality | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Founded | early 8th century | ||||||
1007 8th century | |||||||
1360 | |||||||
1525 | |||||||
1548 | |||||||
• Unsuccessfully attempted to join College of Prelates | 1575 and 1580 | ||||||
• Joined College of Prelates | 1645 / 1751a 1803 | ||||||
25 February 1803 | |||||||
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Today part of | Germany | ||||||
a: Accession to the College of Prelates approved in 1645, but not implemented until 1751. |
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