Caspar von Romberg
Caspar von Romberg (* 1575 in Dortmund ; † 1641 ibid) was a Westphalian nobleman from the von Romberg family . Caspar von Romberg had his seat at Brünninghausen Castle .
In 1610 Caspar von Romberg married Anna Theodora von Viermund, the abbess of the Clarenberg monastery . She was the youngest daughter of Philipp von Viermund at Bladenhorst Castle in today's Castrop-Rauxel .
Caspar von Romberg began with the systematic mining of hard coal , which appeared near the surface on his land in the Ardey Mountains . The reason for the start of mining was the conversion of the Königsborn salt works to coal-firing.
Von Romberg acquired the rights to a total of four hard coal mines around Haus Brünninghausen. Later these mines operated as ancestral tunnels were to be grouped under the name Zeche Glückaufsegen .
His eldest son and heir was Conrad Philipp von Romberg .
Web links
- Economic history of the von Romberg family
- The archive of the vom Romberg family (PDF) ( Memento from July 6, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Romberg, Caspar von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Westphalian nobleman from the Vom Romberg family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1575 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1641 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |