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Order of Abbots. Year of Christ
Years. Months. Days.
[Abbot XI] of Westerburg, Brother of the Countess of Sponheim.
He died March 17, 1337. He presided for 27 years, 5 months, 14 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 2 days
XII. 1337. On March 19, Henry is elected, a native of Kreuznach original: "Creucenacht," modern Bad Kreuznach. He died April 26, 1340. He presided for 3 years, 1 month, 6 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 6 days
XIII. 1340. On May 2, Willicho II is elected, son of John, Knight of Sponheim, surnamed "Bruder" German for "Brother".
He died August 6, 1341. He presided for 1 year, 3 months, 4 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 2 days
XIV. 1341. On August 8, William is elected, a native of the village of Beckelheim modern Schlossböckelheim and born of a knightly family—specifically from that lineage in which the Holy Virgin Hildegard, foundress and Abbess of the Monastery of Saint Rupert near Bingen, was once born referring to Saint Hildegard of Bingen, the famous 12th-century mystic and polymath. He resigned August 8, 1350. He died in the same year, on the 5th day before the Calends of October September 27. He presided for 9 years
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 3 days
XV. 1350. On August 11, Philip Meyswin is elected, previously the Prior.
He died September 18, 1374. He presided for 24 years, 1 month, 7 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 2 days
XVI. 1374. On September 20, Craffto II is elected. He died
September 1, 1390, at the age of 59. He presided for 15 years, 11 months, 12 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 1 day
XVII. 1390. On September 2, Philip II is elected. He died
March 18, 1391. He presided for --- 6 months, 16 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 1 day
XVIII. 1391. On March 19, Bernard of Sponheim is elected, born of a knightly family. He died July 28, 1432. He presided for 41 years, 4 months, 9 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 2 days
XIX. 1432. On July 30, Gobelinus was forcefully intruded meaning he was placed in power by secular force rather than canonical election against the Privileges and Laws by Count John of Sponheim. He was a monk of the Cistercian order a strict monastic order founded at Cîteaux from the monastery of Saint Disibodus Disibodenberg. He died September 14, 1439. He presided for 7 years, 1 month, 15 days
The Abbacy was vacant for --- --- 2 days
XX. 1439. On September 16, Frederick Nackheim is elected, descended from knightly stock. He resigned on February 17, 1445, and afterwards survived for 18 years. He presided for 5 years, 5 months, 1 day
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