Ambrosius von Viermund (Oeding)

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Ambrosius von Viermund zu Oeding (also Viermundt zu Odinck * May 15, 1517 ; † shortly before May 8, 1580 ) was Lord of Oeding and Mallem from the noble family Viermund .

Life

He was born as the youngest son of the Hessian knight Philipp I von Viermund († 1528), Mr. zu Nordenbeck and Bladenhorst , from his second marriage to Margarethe von Schönfeld called Grasdorf.

As a squire, he trained as a knight . After he reached the age of majority, he received the rule of Mallem in the Duchy of Geldern (today's municipality of Berkelland , Netherlands), which his father had acquired in 1519.

In 1536 he was appointed by the Prince-Bishop of Münster, Franz von Waldeck , as bailiff or Drost von Oeding and enfeoffed with the estate there. The castle there, Haus Oeding, was dilapidated at the time and the bishop could not provide sufficient funds for the repair. In 1546 the bishop pledged the castle to Ambrosius and his successor, Prince-Bishop Wilhelm Ketteler , finally sold the castle to him on November 15, 1555 as an inheritance . Ambrosius also acquired estate through the manor Haus Oeding .

In 1550 and 1553, Ambrosius is also mentioned as the wooden judge of the Mark Usselo and in 1556 as the episcopal-Munsteric Drost zu Steinfurt .

From the estate of his mother, he was enfeoffed in 1563 by the Count of Bentheim with the manor Oldenhus called Grasdorf (in today's Grasdorf (Neuenhaus) ).

Marriages and offspring

In his first marriage he married Frederune von Morrien († after 1556), daughter of Diederich von Morrien, Herr zu Ottenstein and Horstmar , and Anna Valcke zu Rockel, with a marriage contract of January 26, 1536 . After Frederune's death, he married the second marriage with a marriage contract of August 22, 1564, the canoness Margareta von Elverveldt (* 1516; † 1593), daughter of Johann von Elverveldt zu Blumenau († 1578) and the Bathe von der Recke , who were married left the Quirinus pen in Neuss .

From his first marriage he had ten children:

  • Agnes von Viermund, ⚭ Theodor von Morrien
  • Dietrich von Viermund († 1614), 1581 Mr. von Oeding and Mallem, ⚭ I) Cecilia von dem Berge, ⚭ II) Marcella Kaiser
  • Bernhard von Viermund († 1587)
  • Clara Elise von Viermund, ⚭ Heinrich von Linteloe-Walfert
  • Ursula von Viermund
  • Katharina von Viermund
  • Margareta von Viermund, ⚭ Heinrich von Kerckerinck
  • Isabella von Viermund, ⚭ Arndt von Linteloe-Walfert
  • Mechtilde von Viermund, ⚭ Otto von Wolmeringhausen zu Meineringhausen (* 1530; † 1591)
  • Anna von Viermund (* 1546; † 1602), mistress of Oldenhus called Grasdorf, ⚭ 1568 Johan Ripperda (* 1540; † 1591), Lord of Weldam and Goor

After his death, shortly before May 8, 1580, his son Dietrich succeeded him as lord of Oeding and Mallem. The manor Oldenhus called Grasdorf went to his widow and after her death to his daughter Anna.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Hopf: Historisch-Genealogischer Atlas. Perthes, Gotha 1858, p. 305.
  2. ↑ Eberhard Fricke : Continuation of the research on the history of jurisdiction in Lüdenscheid city and country. II. On the legal actions. In: Geschichts- und Heimatverein Lüdenscheid eV (Hrsg.): The Reidemeister. History sheets for Lüdenscheid town and country. No. 183, p. 1521, August 16, 2010.

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SURNAME Viermund, Ambrosius von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Viermundt, Ambrosius von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mr. von Oeding and Mallem
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1517
DATE OF DEATH before May 8, 1580