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Irmgard, Frankish abbess

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Irmgard of Chiemsee

Beatified German nun (c.831-866)

Irmgard of Chiemsee, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the second daughter of King Louis the German and his wife Hemma. She was the first abbess of Frauenwörth abbey from 857 until her death.
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Abbess

Female superior of a community of nuns, often an abbey

An abbess is the female superior of a community of nuns in an abbey.
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