Heilwig of Lippe

Heilwig of Lippe, also known as Heilwig of Schaumburg () was a German noblewoman. She was countess of Holstein by marriage to Adolf IV of Holstein.

Life

She was a daughter of Lord Herman II of Lippe and his wife, Oda of Tecklenburg.

On 14 February 1246, she founded the Cistercian monastery in Herwardeshude, a village at the mouth of the Pepermölenbek, between the later St. Pauli and Altona. The monastery was confirmed by Pope Innocent IV in 1247. This monastery later founded the monasteries , also in Herwardeshude, and in 1530, after the reformation, the Monastery of St. John, which still exists as a Protestant nunnery.

Legacy

In 1870, the in Hamburg-Eppendorf was named after her.

Marriage and issue

She was married to Count Adolf IV of Holstein-Kiel and Schauenburg. They had at least three children:

• John I
• Gerhard I
• Matilda

Ancestors

References

• Silke Urbanski: Geschichte des Klosters Harvestehude „In valle virginum“. Wirtschaftliche, soziale und politische Entwicklung eines Nonnenklosters bei Hamburg 1245-1530 (Dissertationsschrift), Münster 1996,

External links

• Homepage of the St. John's monastery, viewed on 1 October 2010
• Genealogy of Bernard IV of Lippe, viewed on 1 October 2010