Adolf von Dalberg
Adolph Freiherr von Dalberg (actually: Anton Adolph Freiherr von Dalberg ) OSB (born May 29, 1678 in Speyer ; † October 3, 1737 at Hammelburg Castle ) was Prince Abbot of the Fulda Monastery from 1726 to 1737 . During his tenure, Fulda became the seat of the new Adolphs University of Fulda , which was named after him.
Origin and family
Adolph von Dalberg came from the family of the Freiherrn von Dalberg and was the twelfth of 14 children of the President of the Imperial Court of Justice Philipp Franz Eberhard von Dalberg (* March 15, 1635 - December 24, 1693) and his wife Anna Katharina Franziska von Dalberg (* December 4 1644 - † July 30, 1679 in Speyer ), a daughter of Johann XXV. von Dalberg and Anna Antonetta von der Leyen , a sister of the Archbishops of Mainz Karl Kaspar von der Leyen and Damian Hartard von der Leyen .
Two of Adolf's brothers lived as canons in Würzburg , another brother, Damian Casimir (born November 11, 1675 in Speyer , † August 18, 1717 near Belgrade ), was Commander of the Teutonic Order and commander of the Hoch- und Deutschmeister Regiment under Prince Eugene of Savoy . He fell in 1717 as sergeant-general in the battle of Belgrade .
For the relationships see also: here .
Life
Adolf von Dalberg was chosen for the clergy at an early age. On November 3, 1697, he joined the aristocratic department of the Benedictine monastery in Fulda as an alumnus and took his religious vows there on November 9, 1698 . From 1701 he studied canon law in Leuven , in 1706 he was ordained a priest .
In 1715 Dalberg became the capitular of the Abbey Church of St. Salvator (Fulda Cathedral) and provost of Zella . There he had the baroque provost church of the Assumption of Mary built, which today serves as a parish church.
After the death of the Fulda abbot Konstantin von Buttlar , the successor was chosen on April 8, 1726 on Adolf von Dalberg. The consecration was carried out by the auxiliary bishop of Mainz, Christoph Ignatius von Gudenus from Erfurt .
On June 21, 1736 the prince became seriously ill and died on the afternoon of November 3, 1737 at Hammelburg Castle, which he had also built. He was buried on November 9, 1737 in the Fulda Cathedral. His heart was built into the wall in a silver vessel next to the Boniface altar.
Act
Adolph von Dalberg developed the educational tradition of the city of Fulda decisively and founded the Adolphs University (also: Alma Mater Adolphiana ) named after him in 1734 . It had the usual structure of four faculties ( Roman Catholic theology , philosophy , medicine and law ). The new foundation was based on the Fulda Jesuit College and the Benedictine Institute . Adolph von Dalberg made an important contribution to the education of women and girls in Fulda by calling the sisters of the Institute of the English Misses , the Maria Ward Sisters , to Fulda in 1733 .
Prince Abbot Adolf had a summer residence built in the Fasanerie-Adolphseck Palace, which Prince-Bishop Amand von Buseck later expanded. He founded an orchestra in Fulda . During his reign the Heiliggeist Hospital in Fulda was expanded from 1729 to 1733. It served as a poor and orphanage , old people's home and pilgrims' hostel .
Honors
The city of Fulda named a street in his honor in 1904.
literature
- Michael Mott : The roundabout at "Dalberg" / Franzosenwäldchen and "Dalberg": Where Fulda 's youth camped / grave for Napoleon's soldiers , in: Fuldaer Zeitung, May 19, 1999, p. 14 (series: Fulda once and now).
- Archive for History, Genealogy, Diplomatics and Related Subjects , Volume 3, p. 247, Association of Scholars and Friends of German History and Tribal Studies, 1847; (Digital scan of parentage)
- Martin Hartung: Adolf von Dalberg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL), Volume 39, Bautz, Nordhausen 2018, ISBN 978-3-95948-350-6 , Sp. 341–354.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning: Publications of the Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning. Research and meeting reports , Volume 52, Curt R. Vincenz Verlag, Hannover 1988, p. 298.
- ↑ Genealogical website for the wife
- ↑ Peter Gärtner: History of the Bavarian-Rhineland Palatinate castles and the families who formerly owned them , Volume 2, p. 185, Speyer, 1854; (Digital scan)
- ↑ Werner August Mühl: The Enlightenment at the University of Fulda with special consideration of the philosophical and legal faculties (1734-1805) = sources and treatises on the history of the abbey and the diocese of Fulda 20. Fulda 1961, p. 20.
- ↑ a b c Cf. Werner Kathrein / Dieter Wagner: Legacy and Mission II. The Fulda Monastery - From the Middle Ages to the Baroque . Strasbourg 1999, p. 42.
- ↑ See Heike Schwerdel-Schmidt: Herbey your poor! - Prince Abbot Adolf von Dalberg and the Heiliggeist Hospital in Fulda . In: Fuldaer Geschichtsblätter 77 (2001), pp. 103-132.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantin von Buttlar |
Prince Abbot of Fulda 1726–1737 |
Amand von Buseck |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dalberg, Adolf von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dalberg, Anton Adolph Freiherr von; Dalberg, Anton Adolf Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince Abbot of Fulda |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1678 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1737 |
| Place of death | Hammelburg Castle |