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Two associated Benedictine houses in northwestern Germany. Werden is just across the Ruhr River from Essen, while Helmstadt (founded 809/27) is 20 miles (32 km.) east of Braunschweig, directly on the former border between East and West Germany (just inside the West) - it was governed locally by a Provost. An Imperial Principality from 877. In decline from the 13th century on (the nadir reached in the 1460's when the Houses were led by a married layman and Werden's community consisted of three brothers), The foundations were completely reformed in the 1470's and prospered thereafter until secularization in the Napoleonic era.

  1. St. Ludger (Bishop of Münster 791-809)..............793-809

  2. Hidegrim I (Bp. Châlons-sur-Marne; Halberstadt 804-27).809-827

  3. Gerfried (Bishop of Münster 809-839)................827-839

  4. Dietgrim (Bishop of Halberstadt 827-839)................839

  5. Altfried (Bishop of Münster 839-848)................839-848

  6. Hildegrim II........................................849-887

  7. Adolf I.............................................887-888

  8. Hembilis............................................888-890

  9. Adeldag..............................................890- ?

  10. Odo................................................. ? -898

  11. Hoger...............................................898-902

  12. Hildebrand of Brabant...............................902-912

  13. Adelbrand...........................................912-918

  14. Weris...............................................918-930

  15. Wigger..............................................931-943

  16. Wigo of Frisia......................................943-945

  17. Rainier.............................................945-962

  18. Engelbert of Saxony.................................962-971

  19. Volkmar.............................................971-974

  20. Ludolf..............................................974-983

  21. Werinbert I........................................983-1001

  22. Radbold...........................................1001-1022

  23. Heidenreich von Aldenburg.........................1022-1028

  24. St. Bardo von Oppershofen (Abp. Mainz 1031-51)....1028-1031 d. 1051

  25. Gerold, Gr. v. Limburg............................1031-1059

  26. Gero von Friemersheim.............................1059-1063

  27. Giselbert von Plesse..............................1063-1066

  28. Adalwig...........................................1066-1081

  29. Otto I von Sappenheim.............................1081-1105

  30. Adolf II, Gr. v. d. Marck..............................1105

  31. Rudolf, Gr. v. Helffenstein.......................1105-1113

  32. Luitbert, Gr. v. Isenburg.........................1113-1120

  33. Berngod, Gr. v. Westerburg........................1120-1125

  34. Bernhard I von Wewelinghofen......................1125-1141

  35. Werinbert II, Gr. v. Schauenburg..................1141-1146

  36. Wollmar von Bilstein...................................1147

  37. Lambert von Gennep................................1147-1152

  38. Wilhelm, Gr. v. Mörs..............................1152-1160

  39. Adolf III, Gr. v. Berg............................1160-1174

  40. Wolfram, Gr. v. Kyrburg...........................1175-1183

  41. Heribert I, Gr. v. Berg...................1183-1198 d. 1199

  42. Heribert II, Gr. v. Büren.........................1198-1230

  43. Gerhard von Graffschaft...........................1230-1255

  44. Albrecht I von Goer...............................1255-1258

  45. Albrecht II, Gr. v. Tecklenburg...................1258-1277

  46. Otto II von Warberg...............................1277-1288

  47. Heinrich I von Wildenberg.........................1288-1310

  48. Wilhelm II von Hardenberg.........................1310-1330

  49. Jean I de Heverle.................................1330-1344

  50. Johann II von Aerschot............................1344-1360

  51. Heinrich II von Wildenberg........................1360-1382

  52. Johann III von Spiegelberg........................1382-1387

  53. Bruno von Renneberg...............................1387-1399

  54. Adolf IV, Gr. v. Spiegelberg......................1399-1438

  55. Johann IV Stecke aus dem Möllenbrock..............1438-1454

  56. Konrad I, Gr. v. Gleichen.................1454-1474 d. 1478

  57. Adam von Eschweiler, Administrator ...............1474-1477

  58. Dietrich Hagedorn.................................1477-1484

  59. Anton Grimhold....................................1484-1517

  60. Jan V van Gröningen...............................1517-1540

  61. Hermann von Holte.................................1540-1572

  62. Heinrich III von Duden............................1573-1601

  63. Konrad II Klot....................................1601-1614

  64. Hugo Preutäus.....................................1614-1646

  65. Heinrich IV Dücker................................1646-1667

  66. Adolf V von Borken................................1667-1670

  67. Ferdinand von Erwitte-Welschenbeck................1670-1706

  68. Cölestin von Geismar..............................1707-1719

  69. Theodor Thier.....................................1719-1727

  70. Simon von Bischopinck.............................1727-1728

  71. Benedict von Geismar..............................1728-1757

  72. Anselm Sonius.....................................1757-1774

  73. Johann VI Hellersberg.............................1775-1780

  74. Bernhard II Birnbaum..............................1780-1797

  75. Beda Cornelius Savels.............................1798-1802

  76. To Prussia........................................1803-1806

  77. To Berg...........................................1806-1808

  78. To Westphalia.....................................1808-1814

  79. To Prussia........................................1814-1918