Adolf Heinrich Droste zu Vischering

Adolf Heinrich Droste zu Vischering (* before 1620; † April 9, 1650 in Paderborn ) was provost of the cathedral in Münster, canon in Paderborn and Osnabrück and hereditary droste in the monastery of Münster .

Life

Origin and family

As the son of the married couple Heidenreich Droste zu Vischering (Drost in Ahaus, 1540–1622) and Cornelia von Ketteler zu Hovestadt , Adolf Heinrich came from one of the oldest and most important Westphalian noble families . From the branch of the family, numerous Catholic officials and, for a long time, the officiators in Ahaus and Horstmar emerged. Adolf's brother Gottfried (1579–1652) was the cathedral cantor, Heidenreich (1580–1643) was the official thief in Ahaus.

Career

After his brother Heidenreich resigned from office, Adolf Heinrich was emancipated canon in Münster on October 1, 1612, and the following day, when he was sworn to the Droste, Ketteler, von Wylich and von Hoberg families . He was represented at the Reichstag in Regensburg in 1619 with the Elector Ferdinand of Bavaria . His election to the cathedral school fell on February 8, 1621. In the following years he opted for the archdeaconate of Beckum , the Beckum provost and the Spiekerhof obedience . The cathedral chapter had scheduled the election of Otto von Dorgelo's successor (provost from 1612 to 1625) for April 28, 1625. Since no agreement could be reached on the costs, Adolf Heinrich did not receive a commission from Pope Urban VIII until July 27, 1625, with the confirmation of August 13, 1625. On that day, he renounced the scholasticism in favor of the cathedral chapter. He was ordained a deacon on March 27, 1639, while he was ordained a priest on April 3, 1639.

He owned the canonicals of Osnabrück and Paderborn and in 1646 received a salary of 125 Reichstalers as a spiritual advisor to the Munster government.

On April 10, 1632, Adolf Heinrich named his brother Gottfried as the main heir in his will. His will was, next to his uncle Heidenreich d. Ä. to be buried.

literature

• Max Planck Institute for History (Ed.): Germania Sacra. The diocese of Münster 4.2. Edited by Wilhelm Kohl . Verlag Walter de Gruyter 1982, p. 64 f.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Kohl, p. 65