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Adolf Freiherr von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (born September 4, 1618 , † September 25, 1641 in Siena ) was a canon in Münster and a Knight of Malta .

Life

Origin and family

Adolf Freiherr von Wolff called Metternich came from the Westphalian noble family von Wolff-Metternich and was the son of court official Johann Adolf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht (1592–1669) and his wife Maria Katharina von Hall zu Strauweiler, whom he married in 1615. Adolf had 15 siblings:

  • Degenhard Adolf (1616–1668, bailiff of Lechenich, owner of the Gracht family castle, father of Prince-Bishop Franz Arnold )
  • Sophia Maria (1619–1625, Augustinian choirwoman in the Schillingscapellen Abbey )
  • Anna Adriana (1621–1698, canons, abbess of St. Maria in the Capitol in Cologne)
  • Hieronymus (1623–1680, Canon in Worms, Knight of Malta, bailiff of Lechenich)
  • Johann Wilhelm (1624–1694, dean of the cathedral in Mainz, provost of the cathedral in Mainz, Paderborn and Münster)
  • Hermann Werner (1625–1704, Prince-Bishop of Paderborn)
  • Sophia Margaretha (1627–1647, ⚭ 1644 with Adolf von Gymnich )
  • Ignatius (1630–1688, dean of the cathedral in Speyer)
  • Maria Catharina Franziska (1631–1669, Augustinian choirwoman in the Schillingscapellen Abbey )
  • Anselm (1633-1634)
  • Lucia (1634–1691, ⚭ Dietrich Adolf von Metternich zu Winnenburg )
  • Franz Wilhelm (1636–1654, soldier, died in Crete, fighting the Turks)
  • Maria Agnes Theresia (1637–1701, nun in Nonnenwerth )
  • Gutta Maria (1639–1692, Augustinian choirwoman in the Schillingscapellen Abbey )
  • Ferdinand Ernst (1642–1680, dean of the cathedral in Osnabrück)

Act

On May 28, 1629, with the revolt , Adolf came into the possession of the Münster cathedral patrons . His father asked the cathedral chapter by letter of July 20, 1641 for approval of the intended resignation of his son, who had decided to join the Order of Malta . The cathedral chapter agreed to the waiver by transferring the prebend to one of his brothers.

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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 Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.

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personal data
SURNAME Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht, Adolf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1618
DATE OF DEATH September 25, 1641
Place of death Siena