Bruderhartmannszell
Title
Bruderhartmannszell
Also Known As
Bruderhartmann, Cella Stae. Cunegundis, Frauenhausen zu den Husen, Hausen, Klosterhof, Kunigundenzell
Dates
Founded early 13th c.; Premonstratensian from ca. 1290; dissolved 1539
Dedication
Kunigunde
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A community dedicated to St Kunigunde was founded here by Hartmann von Lobdeburg in the early 13th century. Bishop Sibodo of Havelberg consecrated its church. Premonstratensian sisters settled at Bruderhartmannszell from 1290. The community was primarily patronised by the lords of Sulz near Kirchberg an der Jagst.
In 1525, the sisters fled to the city of the Rothenburg ob der Tauber because of the Peasants' War, and after the death of the last magistra in 1539, the property passed to the city of Rothenburg's hospital. The site is now a farm in private hands known as the Klosterhof.
In 1525, the sisters fled to the city of the Rothenburg ob der Tauber because of the Peasants' War, and after the death of the last magistra in 1539, the property passed to the city of Rothenburg's hospital. The site is now a farm in private hands known as the Klosterhof.
Heads of Community
Magistrae
Anna von Wittstadt, fl. 1390
Margarethe von Wittstadt, ?-1406
Margarethe Speth von Wiesenbach, 1406-?
Christine Schütz, fl. 1437
Margarethe Bonacke, 1464-147
Margarethe Leis, d. 1477
Margarethe Geißler, fl. 1539
Anna von Wittstadt, fl. 1390
Margarethe von Wittstadt, ?-1406
Margarethe Speth von Wiesenbach, 1406-?
Christine Schütz, fl. 1437
Margarethe Bonacke, 1464-147
Margarethe Leis, d. 1477
Margarethe Geißler, fl. 1539
Status
Women's community
Archival Sources
Ludwigsburg, Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg
H 28 U 357 (1406)
Neuenstein, Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein
GA 10 U 1087 (1404)
H 28 U 357 (1406)
Neuenstein, Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein
GA 10 U 1087 (1404)
Reference
Bibliography
Borchardt, Karl. “Das Kloster der Prämonstratenserinnen zu Bruderhartmann und sein Gründer Hartmann von Lobdeburg.” Jahrbuch für fränkische Landesforschung 59 (1999): 37–56. http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00048850/image_51.
———. “Prämonstratenserinnenkloster Bruderhartmann.” Talk. Verein Alt-Rothenburg, June 29, 2002. https://www.alt-rothenburg.de/praemonstratenserinnenkloster-bruderhartmann/.
Bossert, Gustav. “Kloster Bruderhartmannszell. Übersichtliche Geschichte des Klosters.” Württembergische Vierteljahrshefte für Landesgeschichte 10 (1887): 144–54, 214–18. https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb11486274?page=152,153.
Schattenmann, Paul. “Aus der Geschichte des Klösterleins Bruderhartmann.” Die Linde 19 (1929): 6–8, 14–18.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bruderhartmannszell,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/554.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Oberzell |