Arnold von Wachtendonck

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Arnold von Wachtendonck (* unknown: † 1633 ) was cathedral dean in Liège and canon in Münster and Hildesheim .

Life

Arnold von Wachtendonck came from the Lower Rhine noble family von Wachtendonck , whose ancestral seat was Wachtendonk Castle in the Duchy of Geldern, which was destroyed in 1603 . He was the son of the Klevian Marshal Arnold von Wachtendonck zu Germenseel and his wife Elisabeth von Loe zu Wissen (1533-1602). On June 9, 1608, he took over after the death of the canon Heinrich von Bevern to it by the Cologne Elector Ferdinand conferred Dompräbende possession. He was emancipated on July 20, 1611 with the revolt to the Wachtendonck, Loe, Schenck and Nesselrode families. Arnold was also canon in Hildesheim and cathedral dean in Liège . He was also archdeacon of Xanten.

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  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.

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SURNAME Wachtendonck, Arnold von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Münster, Hildesheim and Liège
DATE OF BIRTH 16th century or 17th century
DATE OF DEATH 1633