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Augusta Dorothea was the daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia. She became deaconess in Quedlinburg Abbey in 1776. Two years later, she succeeded her aunt Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel as Princess Abbess of Gandersheim.
Protestantism was introduced in 1568, and the last Roman Catholic abbess, Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick, died in 1589. The Protestant abbesses enjoyed imperial privileges until Gandersheim was incorporated into the duchy of Brunswick in 1803.
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Gandersheim Abbey ( German: Stift Gandersheim) is a former house of secular canonesses ( Frauenstift) in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 852 by Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty, whose rich endowments ensured its stability and prosperity.
Mar 8, 2023 · English: Portrait of Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Abbess of Gandersheim (1749–1810), daughter of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Date 18 th century
dewiki Auguste Dorothea von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1749–1810) elwiki Αυγούστα Δωροθέα, ηγουμένη του Γκάντερσχαϊμ; enwiki Augusta Dorothea, Abbess of Gandersheim; frwiki Augusta Dorothée de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1749-1810) itwiki Augusta Dorotea di Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1749-1810)
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The last abbess, Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick, was a princess of the ducal house, and kept her rank till her death. The memory of Gandersheim will long be preserved by its literary memorials.
