in the year 922 the name quedlinburg was first mentioned in a paper from king henry i the fowler of germany. in the first half of the 10th century the hungarians with their horses attacked many places all over central europe. king henry built up a castle to give the farmers around a place to hide. in 936 the king died and his body was buried on the castle hill in quedlinburg. his widow, matilda, and his son, king otto i, set up a convent for ladies. the tasks of this convent included the commemoration of king henry i and the education of young ladies to get better chances to get married. this convent on the hill was dissolved in 1803. first abbess of the ladies-convent was matilda, the daughter of king otto i and granddaughter of queen matilda.