Adolf von Bodelschwingh

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Adolf von Bodelschwingh (* in the 15th century; † February 14, 1541 ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Career and work

Adolf von Bodelschwingh came from the Rhenish - Westphalian noble family von Bodelschwingh , from which numerous well-known personalities emerged. He was the son of Ernst von Bodelschwingh (Drost zu Lünen) and his wife Sophia von der Horst zu Horst, studied in Cologne and became canon in Münster in 1508. His election as provost of St. Martini fell on August 14, 1510. He was bailiff at Lüdinghausen and in this capacity is often mentioned in the documents. On February 21, 1526 he increased the pledge amount for Lüdinghausen, which was due to the bishop, from 9,000 to 9,900 gold guilders . Adolf was captured when the Munster Anabaptists attacked Telgte. He was also a member of the cathedral calendar and donor of the cross altar under the rood screen in Münster Cathedral .

Others

Adolf lived with his maid Anna ten Ulenbrock in a concubinage from which the son Ernst came.

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canon

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SURNAME Bodelschwingh, Adolf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1541