Anselm Franz von Bentzel-Sternau
Anselm Franz Hermann Christoph Freiherr von Bentzel Augustin-Sternau , or Anselm Franz von Bentzel for short (born August 28, 1738 in Mainz , † March 7, 1786 at Emmerichshofen Palace ) was a Minister of Kurmainz , curator and reorganizer of the Old University of Mainz.
Life
Anselm Franz was the son of the imperial Reichshofrat and kurmainzischen Hofkanzlers Johann Jakob Freiherr von Bentzel .
At the age of 19, after studying law in Mainz, Erfurt, Vienna and Wetzlar, he became court and government councilor in Mainz. There he developed into a supporter of the Enlightenment in the political school of Minister Anton Heinrich Friedrich von Stadion .
Elector Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim appointed him secretary of the office in 1763, vice-chancellor in 1771 and chancellor in 1773. After the Mainz Jesuits were eliminated , Bentzel played a key role in reforming the monastery and school system. In 1766 he built Emmerichshofen Castle and named it after his sponsor.
literature
- Horst-Wilhelm Jung : Anselm Franz von Bentzel in the service of the Electors of Mainz , F. Steiner, coll. Contributions to the history of the University of Mainz , No. 7, Wiesbaden, 1966.
Web links
- Philipp Walther, Emanuel readers: Bentzel-Sternau, Anselm Franz Freiherr von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 347.
- Bentzel zu Sternau, Franz Hermann Anselm Christian Augustin Freiherr von. Hessian biography. (As of December 30, 2019). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
- Entry on Anselm Franz von Bentzel-Sternau in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bentzel, Adelsgeschlecht (nobility.eu)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bentzel-Sternau, Anselm Franz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Augustin-Sternau, Anselm Franz Hermann Christoph Freiherr von Bentzel; Bentzel, Anselm Franz von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Minister von Kurmainz, curator and reorganizer of the Old University of Mainz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1738 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1786 |
| Place of death | at Emmerichshofen Castle |