Alexius zu Bentheim and Steinfurt

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Prince Alexius Friedrich zu Bentheim and Steinfurt (born January 20, 1781 ; † November 3, 1866 ) was a German registrar in the Kingdom of Hanover (formerly the County of Bentheim ) and in the Kingdom of Prussia (formerly the County of Steinfurt ). The residence was Bentheim . His full title was: Prince and Lord of the two counties Bentheim and Steinfurt as well as Tecklenburg and Limburg , Lord of Rheda , Wevelinghoven , Hoya , Alpen and Helfenstein, Bailiff of Cologne .

family

He came from the younger line of the Bentheim-Steinfurt family . His father was Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Geldricus Ernst zu Bentheim and Steinfurt . The mother was Wilhelmine (born von Holstein-Glücksburg ). On October 17, 1811, he married Wilhelmine Caroline Friderike Maria, Princess of Solms-Braunfels . The marriage had six children. These were the main heirs Ludwig (* 1812), Wilhelm (* 1814), Julius (* 1815), Carl Everwyn (* 1816), Auguste (* 1817) and Ferdinand (* 1819).

Life

He studied in Marburg with Johann Stephan Pütter, among others . After his father's death, he took over as the nobleman who in conjunction with the Congress of Vienna, newly built (1815) Standesherrschaft whose territory before 1806 ( Confederation of the Rhine ) under the sovereignty of the house of Bentheim-Steinfurt was. The two counties covered an area of ​​19.9 square miles with around 26,000 residents. The prince's annual income was estimated at 160,000 guilders.

Shortly after taking over the class rule, he was sued by the Bentheim-Tecklenburg-Rheda line in 1821. It was about the ownership of the counties Bentheim and Steinfurt. The process for the property located in Prussia continued until 1829 and for the property located in the Kingdom of Hanover for even longer. Ultimately, Prince Alexius' ownership was confirmed. Incidentally, the Grafschaft Bentheim, which had long been a lien in Hanover, had returned to the Bentheim-Steinfurt house in 1823. During his time, work began on restoring the run-down Bentheim Castle . The establishment of a therapeutic bath also falls in his time.

He was a member of the Westphalian Provincial Parliament and in 1847/48 a member of the First and Second United State Parliaments . In 1854 he was represented in the provincial parliament by his son Julius and in 1845 and 1851 by his son Ludwig. Since 1854 he was officially a member of the Prussian mansion without actually becoming active there.

literature

  • The Protocols of the Prussian State Ministry 1817–1934 / 38, Volume 1: March 19, 1817 to December 30, 1829 Ed .: Christina Rathgeber. Hildesheim / Zurich / New York 2001, p. 373.
  • Eduard Vehse: History of the German Courts since the Reformation. Vol. 40, Hamburg 1857, pp. 320f.
  • Adalbert Schimmel: Stand speech at the coffin of Prince Alexis Friedrich zu Bentheim-Steinfurt. Burgsteinfurt 1866 ( ULB Münster )
  • Alfred Bruns (Ed.), Josef Häming (compilation): The Members of the Westphalia Parliament 1826–1978 (= Westphalian source and archive directories, Volume 2). Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Münster 1978, pp. 177, 178.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Genealogical-Historical-Statistical Almanach , Weimar, Verlag des Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs, 1832, p. 296 ( Google Books )
  2. ↑ Oldenburg State Calendar 1844, p. 7, digitized
predecessor Office successor
Ludwig Wilhelm Geldricus Ernst Head of the House of Bentheim and Steinfurt
1817–1866 		Ludwig Wilhelm
personal data
SURNAME Bentheim and Steinfurt, Alexius too
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bentheim and Steinfurt, Alexius Friedrich zu (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1781
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1866