Elisabeth II, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Elisabeth von Regenstein - Blankenburg ( * 1542, † July 20, 1584 in Quedlinburg ) was as Elizabeth II abbess of the rich immediate and free secular Quedlinburg.

Life

Elisabeth came from the family of the Counts of Regenstein. She was the daughter of Count Ulrich von Regenstein - Blankenburg (1489-1551) and his second wife Magdalena zu Stolberg, who perished in a fire in 1546 the castle of Blankenburg.

In 1565, Elizabeth was elected Koadjutorin the pin. On March 5, 1574, the day after the death of the Abbess Anna II, it was consecrated as abbess. The patron of the congregation, the Elector Augustus of Saxony, was initially against the election, but the abbess confirmed after negotiations and comparing eventually. It was also determined that all abbesses and Koadjutorinnen had to choose only with the knowledge of the patrons. The fees payable to the monastery taxes should be determined jointly by the patron and abbess.

Elisabeth caught the castle garden and water art. 1583 was held a theological dispute in the town hall of Quedlinburg, have been delegated to the theologians of the Palatinate, from Braunschweig, from Saxony and Brandenburg from their lords.

To combat the rising debt they pledged the so-called Münzenberger Vorwerk. Because her health faded, she cared for the election of Anna of Stolberg to Koadjutorin and asked them to confirm this choice in a letter to the Emperor. But before this confirmation Elisabeth died. She was buried in the Castle Church.