Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian often stayed here and enjoyed his visits. Hanging in the bell tower is the "Stürmerin," a 3.3-ton bell that Ludwig donated to the monastery in gratitude for the support from the Nordgau region. His daughter, Princess Anna, died here as an infant. Her mummy rests in a glass-fronted shrine, which now stands in the church's vestibule. The Schweppermann sarcophagus is also located there. Perched atop the tomb monument—as one might expect—are two eggs.

The background:

"One egg for every man, but two for brave Schweppermann," is said to have been the emperor's order after his victorious battle near Ampfing on September 28, 1322. He had what his mercenaries could scrounge up in the "depleted" surrounding countryside distributed as provisions: a few baskets of eggs.

It was the last great knightly battle of the Middle Ages. Only the knight's intervention is said to have decided the outcome in favor of the Wittelsbach ruler. Whether Seyfried Schweppermann himself wielded the sword is doubtful, given his age (already 60 at the time). He likely only sent his squires into the carnage that left more than 1,000 dead.

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Dietmar Ehrensberger

3 de outubro de 2021

Unfortunately a construction site at the moment. But it is still worth visiting the monastery castle!

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Genussradler

18 de junho de 2022

The sight of the mummified, 700-year-old corpse of the little princess is extremely interesting and harrowing at the same time.

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