Katharina von Zimmern

Katharina von Zimmern
Katharina von Zimmern memorial, Fraumünster cloister
Bornc. 1478
Meßkirch, Holy Roman Empire
Died17 August 1547(1547-08-17) (aged 68–69)
Neumarkt, Zürich, Swiss Confederacy
Monuments
  • Katharina von Zimmern Memorial
  • Katharinenweg
  • Neumarkt 13
Other names
  • Imperial abbess of Zürich
  • Katharina von Reischach
EducationFraumünster Abbey
Occupations
  • Abbess
  • mistress of the city republic of Zürich
Years active1496–1524
Known forLast abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey

Katharina von Zimmern (1478 – 17 August 1547), also known as the imperial abbess of Zürich and Katharina von Reischach, was the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich.

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