A village (villa, 1040) round one of the oldest nunneries of Franconia (founded about 745; first recorded 748), at a Main crossing; Henry IV confirmed in 1060 that all Kitzingen belonged to the nuns.
Hedwig of Andechs, the duke of Merania's daughter, was schooled here. It is first called an oppidum in 1280, and the stone Main bridge is first mentioned in 1300: in 1200 it is the abbey's village and market, not a chartered town. Mechthild of Andechs will be abbess (from 1215; still in 1228).
Who holds it
- Name
- The abbess of the Benedictine nunnery of Kitzingen, whose house Henry II gave to the bishop of Bamberg on 1 November 1007; the advocate in 1200 is not pinned (the Wildberg lords were advocates in the 12th century; the Hohenlohe held the advocacy 'for a long time' before 1243)
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- medium
See summary.
Lord in 1200
The abbess of the Benedictine nunnery of Kitzingen, whose house Henry II gave to the bishop of Bamberg on 1 November 1007; the advocate in 1200 is not pinned (the Wildberg lords were advocates in the 12th century; the Hohenlohe held the advocacy 'for a long time' before 1243)
How things stand that morning
The abbey's village under the see of Bamberg (STAUFEN through Bamberg, if Bamberg's lordship still held; not separately confirmed for 1200).
Charter
None known by 1200.
Council
None recorded.
Communities
Not recorded.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded.
Militia
Not recorded.
Walls and castle
Not recorded.
Trade and crafts
Main crossing, wine.
Where the sources disagree
- Bamberg's lordship over the abbey is dated 1007; whether it still held in 1200 is not confirmed in what we read (the town history says Kitzingen belonged alternately to the sees of Bamberg and Würzburg). Coloured bamberg on that basis.
Evidence: See summary.
Sources and studies
- Benediktinerinnenkloster Kitzingen, de.wikipedia
- Kitzingen, de.wikipedia
- Wildberg (Adelsgeschlecht), de.wikipedia
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.