Alexander Anton von Ketteler zu Harkotten
Alexander Anton von Ketteler zu Harkotten (born September 9, 1689 in Harkotten Castle ; † April 1748 ibid) was the prince-bishop's chamberlain and representative of the knighthood in the state parliament of the monastery of Münster.
Life
Origin and family
Alexander Anton grew up as the son of Goswin Kaspar von Ketteler zu Harkotten and his wife Anna Dorothea von Korff zu Harkotten (1659–1700) together with his sister Juliane Helene Christine (∞ Franz Hermann von Boeselager) and his brothers Friedrich Christian (1691–1748, Privy Councilor and Cathedral Cantor) and Christoph Heinrich (1692–1734, Imperial Colonel Sergeant) in the ancient Westphalian noble family von Ketteler . After the marriage talk on August 13, 1718, he married the heiress Maria Sophia von der Tinnen zu Möllenbeck and Kaldenhof (1701–1723). After her death on November 19, 1729 in Füchtorf, he married Lucia Katharina von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg , widow of Wilhelm Friedrich von Korff zu Harkotten (1688-1727). The daughter Anna Francelina (Kanonisse in Freckenhorst ) and the sons Goswin Lubbert (1719–1775, ∞ Catharina Theresa Bernhardina von Korff, great-grandparents of the politician Wilderich von Ketteler and the Mainz Bishop Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler ) and Clemens August (Canon in Münster, Osnabrück and Worms).
Act
On November 16, 1718 Alexander Anton was sworn to the knighthood of Münster and belonged to the state parliament , a body made up of the three estates. His task was to regulate the tax system and from 1447 also the feudal system in the bishopric of Münster . On January 26, 1720 he became the prince-bishop's chamberlain and was officially a member of the court. He was also chief court marshal in Hessen-Kassel .
literature
- Marcus Weidner: Landadel in Münster 1600–1760 , NF 18.1 a. 18.2, Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 20.
Web links
- Alexander Anton von Ketteler zu Harkottem Short portrait in the Internet portal "Westphalian History"
- von Ketteler zu Harkotten personal database at Germania Sacra
- Principality of Münster Entry on GenWiki
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SURNAME | Ketteler zu Harkotten, Alexander Anton von |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Representative of the knighthood of Münster in the state parliament of the bishopric of Münster and prince-bishop chamberlain |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1689 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | at Harkotten Castle |
DATE OF DEATH | April 1748 |
Place of death | Harkotten Castle |