Uta of Schauenburg (c. 1115/1120 – c. 1197) was sovereign countess of Schauenburg from 1151 to 1197. She was the daughter of Godfrey of Calw (Gottfried von Calw) and was one of the richest heiresses in Germany.[1] After her father's death a harsh succession war was solved in her favour by the nephew of her husband Welf VI, Friedrich Barbarossa, in 1151.[1] She was the founder of All Saints' Abbey in Baden-Württemberg.
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Women in power BCE 4500-1500". Guide2womenleaders.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |