Bernhard von Westerholt (Canon, † 1592)

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Bernhard von Westerholt (* 1554 ; † 1592 ) was a canon in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Bernhard von Westerholt came from the Westphalian noble family von Westerholt , from which numerous well-known personalities have emerged. He was the son of Hermann von Westerholt zu Lembeck (1516–1567) and his wife Johann von Duvenvoorde. His brother Johann (1555–1610) was a canon in Münster.

Act

On January 24, 1575 Bernhard received after presentation by Caspar Gropper the commission on Dompräbende of the late Canon Raban von Hörde . However, this went to Bernhard von Westerholt of the same name . On December 21, 1575, Bernhard took possession of the Münster prebend of the cathedral scholaster Hermann von Diepenbrock. He was emancipated with the revolt to the Westerholt, Lembeck, Duvenvoorde and Renesse families in 1578. On December 2nd, 1581 he renounced in favor of his cousin Johann von Westerholt and then married Etta von der Kulen, who married Matthias von Westerholt after his death. From this marriage came the son Hermann Hektor (1586–1627). Because of his physical ailments, he was under the tutelage of his stepfather Johann von Westerholt († 1628) for a long time. Bernhard died in a tragic accident in 1592 and drowned in the Rhine.

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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 Westerholt, Bernhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 1554
DATE OF DEATH 1592