In what year was the abbess who wrote the biography of Bertha of Bingen born?
Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard of Bingen, O.S.B. (German: "Hildegard von Bingen" ; ; 1098 – 17 September 1179), also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German Benedictine abbess, writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath. She is considered to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.
Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar Elisabeth Countess of Nassau-Hadamar (died 30 December 1412) was an abbess in Essen. After some conflict, she was accepted as ruler of the city.