English Abstract Cynthia Stöckle

Medieval monasteries, which in older german research were referred to as Hausklöster , were caught in a fascinating tension between their own monastic aspirations and the dynastic politics of the ruling family. As a further development of earlier approaches to these institutions, which focused on dynastic interests, in my doctoral project I would like to analyze monastic communities with regard to their own monastic interests and the scope for action available to them. To this end, the three monasteries of Fürstenfeld, Stams and Tulln, which were founded by princely families and housed their burial places, will be examined from their foundation in the 13th century to the 16th century. While this constellation has long been referred to in research as dynastic burial grounds, a suitable terminology is now to be developed with a view to interests and scope for action. In a first step, the monasteries of the early Habsburgs, the Tyrolean counts and the Wittelsbachs, which contained burial vaults and were carried out in the 13th and 14th centuries, will be examined. In a second step, these will then be compared with each other - a desideratum in previous research.