Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn

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The imperial baron Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn (also: von Grünstein ) (born September 15, 1692 , † May 31, 1765 in Kiedrich ) was an Electorate Mainz chamberlain , court marshal , temporarily Vitztum (governor) and architect .

Coat of arms of the barons von Ritter zu Grünstein: Alliance coat of arms of the de Ridder and van Groenesteyn families

family

Anselm Franz Baron von Ritter zu Groenesteyn was the first child of the Kurmainzer Hofgerichtspräsident and Privy Councilor Caspar Wilhelm Baron von Ritter zu Groenesteyn and his wife Odilia Anna Maria née Baron Spies von Büllesheim .

The de Ridder family is first mentioned in a document in 1240 in the knighthood of the Archbishopric of Utrecht . Since 1405 a branch of the family has been named after the Groenesteyn family estate.

Headquarters Groenesteyn, 1729.

Stefan de Ridder van Groenesteyn († October 29, 1657), the grandfather of Anselm Franz, entered the imperial service in 1627 during the Thirty Years' War and in 1640, under the Germanized name Stefan von Ritter zu Groenesteyn, was imperial captain in the bodyguard of Mainz Elector Anselm Casimir Wambolt from Umstadt . Stefan von Ritter zu Groenesteyn married Anna Ursula Freiin von Schwalbach on January 20, 1640 . She was the only child of Wolff Adam Freiherr von Schwalbach and his wife Anna Juliana nee Countess von Eltz . Through this he came into possession of extensive estates in Kurmainz, including the noble estates at Kiedrich and Rüdesheim. On 23 November 1648 Stefan was developed by Ritter to Groenesteyn member of the Rhenish Reichsritterschaft and on 26 February 1653 took place the civil increasing to Empire Barons .

Stefan von Ritter zu Groenesteyn had two sons: Caspar Wilhelm von Ritter zu Groenesteyn († April 11, 1729), the father of Anselm Franz, and Johann Heinrich Daniel von Ritter zu Groenesteyn , later Vice Cathedral in Erfurt . That was the father of Damian von Ritter zu Grünstein .

Caspar Wilhelm von Ritter zu Groenesteyn became president of the court in 1674 and privy councilor in 1691. His firstborn son was Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn. Godfather was Elector Anselm Franz von Ingelheim . His wife died two years later on September 6, 1739, giving birth to their first child.

Life

In 1706, Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn and his brother Heinrich Valentin began their studies at the University of Mainz . Initially, it was a school education at the local Latin school . Then he studied law . He completed his studies with a doctorate. jur. from. The doctoral thesis (written in Latin) on "Selected Legal Issues About the Nature of Lottery" was published on November 14, 1714.

From 1716 to the end of 1717, the brothers toured Europe on a cavalier tour. In particular, the visit to Paris was of great importance for Anselm Franz's later architectural activity, as it was there that he became familiar with the leading architecture of Europe.

On his return to the electoral state, the elector Lothar Franz von Schönborn appointed Anselm Franz on May 14, 1718 as a real treasurer. On April 18, 1719, he received a seat and vote in the court council and court court of the Archbishopric Mainz. Lothar Franz von Schönborn became aware of the young nobleman and shared his enthusiasm for construction with him. As a result, Anselm Franz worked on a large number of building projects for the ore monastery and for family members of those von Schönborn in a leading position.

With the death of his father in 1729, Anselm Franz inherits the parental estates and the family seat in Kiedrich. On January 30, 1730, Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg appointed Anselm Franz Baron von Ritter zu Groenesteyn as the chief building director of the electoral state. He was supposed to take over "the chief inspection and direction of all construction and bey dero courtyard flying pleasure and garden bowing, memorized ambthouses and cellars".

On October 13, 1737, Anselm Franz Anna, née Countess von Eltz-Kempenich, was the daughter of the Electorate of Trier and Mainzischen Privy Council, Archmarschall und Landhofmeister Graf Karl Anton Ernst von Eltz-Kempenich , niece of the Elector.

On October 13, 1740 he was also appointed bailiff of the offices of Hausen and Orb . On October 6, 1741 he received the post of Oberhofmarschall, which had become vacant through the promotion of Friedrichs Graf von Stadion to Obermarschall, and the title of Privy Councilor.

On April 16, 1743 Anselm Franz married Maria Anna Rosina, nee Freiin von Ebersberg, the daughter of the Electorate Chamberlain and Colonel Ernst Friedrich von Ebersberg . This marriage ended on July 16, 1743 with the death of the wife.

On December 28, 1743 he married Eleonore Franziska Freiin von Riedt, the daughter of the Electoral Mainz privy councilor and fortress commander Philipp Wilhelm Freiherr von Riedt. The marriage had four children, all of whom died in childhood.

On December 19, 1750 he was dismissed as court marshal due to illness and was appointed Vice Cathedral of the Rheingau .

Architectural work

He was involved in many major construction projects in the area under the influence of the family of the prince-bishops of Schönborn . So he planned or worked in some areas on these buildings:

He had the Schwalbacherhof in Kiedrich (Rheingau), which had come into family ownership through the marriage of the heir's daughter and grandfather, down and built Groenesteyn Castle here in 1730, a baroque three-wing complex with a chapel. As a plasterer he chose Georg Hennicke from Mainz , a pupil of the French Jean Bérain , who also worked in the pilgrimage church of the Holy Blood in Walldürn . The castle is still owned by the family today.

literature

  • Gunther Jahn: The Electorate Mainz court cavalier architect Anselm Franz Reichsfreiherr von Ritter zu Groenesteyn, dissertation, 1977

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personal data
SURNAME Groenesteyn, Anselm Franz von Ritter zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grünstein, Anselm Franz Freiherr von Ritter zu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and court official in Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH September 15, 1692
DATE OF DEATH May 31, 1765
Place of death Kiedrich