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Wertheim-Breuberg coat of arms lies above the following inscription: “In the year after the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ 1561 29 Aprilis died in God's name the well-born wife Barbara Graui and wife of Wertheim born baroness of Limpurg who after the blessed death of the well-born Lord Jorgen Grauen zu Wertheim her To Brewberg her beloved spouse Laudable memory for one and thirty years In her sorrow has ruled the herschafft wertheim Christianly and well to whom God A happy resurrection grant Amen CWR.”
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Breuberg district were typical of those adopted by peripheral areas of the countryside during the 1530s and 1540s. She was responsible for supplying pastors to serve the parishioners, cultivating the next generation of theologians, establishing schools, finding financial support for teachers, as well as nurturing the poor and the ailing.
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Werdenberg, and Schenk Georg von
Limpurg. All three guardians appeared as 'curators and fermunders' in a later 'letter of marriage' for Georg II and Barbara von Limpurg. Of the countess' daughters, only Barbara entered a marriage, with her brother Erasmus Schenk von Limpurg taking an advisory role and receiving 'letters of sorrow' from her.
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Upon her death on 29 April 1561, she was buried in the
Protestant collegiate church in Wertheim, where her tombstone remains to this day. The tombstone is adorned with five coats of arms; those of Limpurg and Werdenberg are marked on the left, whereas the coats of arms of Oettinger and Baden-Sponheim
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Franciscan named Johann Eberlin von Günzberg (†1533), had laid the foundations for various reforms together. In 1527/28, Johann Eberlin wrote a church order in Wertheim that was still enforced following George's death in 1531. Countess Barbara was reputed to
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Schenkin von
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Countess Barbara had to tackle the disaster brought about by an epidemic in 1541-42. Like most of the rural populace, pastors were reliant on regional agricultural products and this could lead to drought or flooding-induced scarcity, resulting in unrest among the peasantry. Barbara had already
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The Zimmer Chronicle records a vision Barbara von Limpurg is said to have seen in 1523; the account records sight of a 'marvellous face', then a headless horseman who 'rode through the Kocher' (a river flowing through Gaildorf) before disappearing. The vision was interpreted as a symbol of the
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in her hometown, and was acutely aware of how unruly the rural masses could become if they felt they were being treated unjustly. Nonetheless, there are no accounts of public disturbances or desecration of churches, their furnishings or paintings in the region of Wertheim associated with the
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At fifteen, Schenk Christoph died, leaving Agnes, Countess of Werdenberg, with twelve children - five sons and seven daughters. What role the mother played as guardian of the children is not known in detail, but it is known that she shared guardianship with her brother, Count Christoph von
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Barbara was acquainted with Johann Eberlin as a dependable advisor to her husband, and was aware of his reformatory attempts; she subsequently orientated herself to his church order, which she also instructed pastors within the area of Breuberg to abide by in 1537.
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Brought up in traditional religious piety, Barbara received an education befitting a noblewoman of her era. The Schenken von Limpurg family placed great importance on education, and employed academic staff who encouraged this. In line with the motto of the time
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possible end of the Schenken von Limpurg-Gaildorf dynasty after her father's death. This reflection of Barbara's destiny mirrored her later experience, when the death of her husband and son resulted in the Wertheim dynasty's extinction in the male line.
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Johann Eberlin von GĂĽnzburg (ca. 14-65-1533). Frankziskanischer Reformer, Humanist und konservativer Reformer. In: Gustav Adolf Benrath (Hrsg): Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte. Band 60
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His father, Michael II, had additionally accepted his son's spiritual development without hesitation when he resumed the Regency following George II's death until his own passing in 1531.
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countess. Her main priority seems to have been providing a platform for school education, for which she secured sufficient financial funding.
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