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Kings of Burgundy and the Abbey of Saint-Maurice (Switzerland)
Conrad, Count of Auxerre, Marquis Transjurania (Burgundy) (died 876):
(i) Conrad was granted the territory of Geneva, Lausanne and Sion by Louis II, King of the West Franks (846-879).
(ii) Conrad was Ancestor of the Kings of Burgundy (888-1032) - who expanded the Transjurania-Burgundy territory to include Provence.
(iii) Conrad's son - Rudolf - was proclaimed Rudolf I, King of Upper Burgundy at the Abbey of Saint-Maurice in 888. His territory included Savoie, Valais, Jura, Franche-Comté and adjacent Swiss territories.
(iv) Conrad and his descendants (Kings of Burgundy) were Lay Abbots of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice from the 9th Century to the 11th Century.
Images of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice (Switzerland).
Link for 1500th Anniversary of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice - image chart.
Kings of Burgundy and the Abbey of Romainmotier (Switzerland)
Rudolf I, King of Upper Burgundy (died 912) and Lay Abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice - was crowned at Saint-Maurice in 888. In the same year he gave Romainmotier to his sister Adelaide who in turn gave the Abbey to the Benedictine Order of Cluny c.928.
Images of the Abbey of Romainmotier (Switzerland).
Saint Adelaide of Burgundy - Patroness Saint of Second Marriages, Princesses, Brides ...
(Feast Day - December 16)
Saint Adelaide (died 999) :
- With her brother Conrad I, King of Burgundy (d.993) - gave Payerne Abbey (in Switzerland) to the Benedictine Order of Cluny c.965
- 1st husband was Lothar, King of Italy (d.950)
- 2nd Husband was Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (d.973)
- Founded and was buried at Seltz Abbey (after flooding in 1307 rebuilt nearby as Saint-Etienne of Seltz Church subsequently rebuilt after WWII bombing damage)
- Co-Founded Meissen Cathedral in Germany
Images of Statue of Saint Adelaide of Burgundy - and Saint-Etienne of Seltz Church.
Kings of Burgundy and Lausanne Cathedral (Switzerland)
Rudolf I, King of Upper Burgundy’s descendants: Rudolf III, the last King of an independent Burgundy (died 1032) and his son Hugues de Bourgogne, Bishop of Lausanne (during the years 1019-1037) are buried somewhere in the choir area of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Lausanne. Their burial location is likely under the current Cathedral as Hugues, Bishop of Lausanne apparently built the Cathedral that predated and lies directly under the current Cathedral.
Images of Lausanne Cathedral (Switzerland).
Other Images grouped by theme
Switzerland - Lay Abbots of St. Maurice (Abbey); Benefactor of Romainmotier (Abbey); Bishop of Lausanne (Lausanne Cathedral) ...
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