Irmina Oeren

Background

While during the High Middle Ages she was believed to be a daughter of King Dagobert II, her parents are actually unknown.

Career

Today it is assumed that she came from a powerful Austrasian noble family, strongly connected to the Carolingian dynasty. Irmina and Hugobert had several children, including:

Chrodelind

After Hugobert"s dead the now widowed Irmina founded with support from the bishop of Trier the Abbey of Echternach by donating (c 697/698) lands to Willibrord. She also committed herself to a religious life for the remaining years and became second abbess of Saint Mary"s convent in Oeren (today a part of Trier) which was later renamed after her: Saint Irmina (or Street Irminen).

Irmina died at an uncertain date between 704 and 710.

Achievements

• Plectrude (fl 691, d 717), the wife of Pippin of Herstal and founder of the Abbey Saint Maria im Kapitol in Cologne possibly Adela of Pfalzel (b c 660, d c 735) founder of the convent Pfalzel (some have said she is the sister or Irmina of Oeren) possibly Bertrada of Prüm (b c 670, d after 721), the founder of the Prüm Abbey and mother of count Heribert of Laon, who was father of Bertrada of Laon, who in turn was mother of Charlemagne.