Institution

Fraumünster

853–1524 · 9th century · Also known as Fraumünster Abbey

The Fraumünster is a church in Zürich that began as a royal abbey for noblewomen, founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. Its abbesses held wide rights in Zürich and its lands, including the valley of Uri, and long minted the town's coins. The last abbess handed the abbey to the city in 1524 during the Reformation.

Fraumünster
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fraumünster. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fraumunster
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“Fraumünster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fraumunster. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Fraumünster.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fraumunster.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fraumünster’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fraumunster (Accessed: ).

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