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Irmgard von Rott

Birth
Death
14 Jun 1101 (aged 42–43)
Burial
Kastl, Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany Add to Map
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Irmgard von Rott, known as Countess Irmgard von Sulzbach, was the daughter and heiress of Kuno I von Rott.
She was married three times. Her first was to count Engelbert V. in the Chiemgau.
Her second to count Gebhard II von Sulzbach (d. 1085). They were the parents of Berengar I von Sulzbach.
Her third to count Kuno von Horburg Lechsgemünd. They were the parents of Kuno II the younger von Horburg (* 1075 – 30 June 1138/39).
A vow, according to the legend, in gratitude for the salvation of count Gebhard I von Sulzbach after a hunting accident in Felsen, was to build the Berchtesgaden monastery church.
Before her death she instructed her son Berengar to build a monastery for "Salvation of the their souls".
To fulfill the vow of his mother, Berengar appointed the canons in the year of her death (1101), under whose leadership he sent three Augustinian Canons and four lay brothers from the monastery of Rottenbuch to Berchtesgaden. Probably between 1102 and 1105, his half-brother Kuno II of Horburg behalf Berengar I together with the Provost Eberwin travelled to Rome to Pope Paschalis II, where the Monastery Foundation was confirmed.
Irmgard was buried in the monastery in Kastl, the family foundation in Sulzbacher.
Irmgard von Rott, known as Countess Irmgard von Sulzbach, was the daughter and heiress of Kuno I von Rott.
She was married three times. Her first was to count Engelbert V. in the Chiemgau.
Her second to count Gebhard II von Sulzbach (d. 1085). They were the parents of Berengar I von Sulzbach.
Her third to count Kuno von Horburg Lechsgemünd. They were the parents of Kuno II the younger von Horburg (* 1075 – 30 June 1138/39).
A vow, according to the legend, in gratitude for the salvation of count Gebhard I von Sulzbach after a hunting accident in Felsen, was to build the Berchtesgaden monastery church.
Before her death she instructed her son Berengar to build a monastery for "Salvation of the their souls".
To fulfill the vow of his mother, Berengar appointed the canons in the year of her death (1101), under whose leadership he sent three Augustinian Canons and four lay brothers from the monastery of Rottenbuch to Berchtesgaden. Probably between 1102 and 1105, his half-brother Kuno II of Horburg behalf Berengar I together with the Provost Eberwin travelled to Rome to Pope Paschalis II, where the Monastery Foundation was confirmed.
Irmgard was buried in the monastery in Kastl, the family foundation in Sulzbacher.


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  • Added: May 26, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130427478/irmgard-von_rott: accessed ), memorial page for Irmgard von Rott (1058–14 Jun 1101), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130427478, citing Kloster Kastl, Kastl, Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach, Bavaria, Germany; Maintained by Kat (contributor 47496397).