Christoph Alexander von Velen
Christoph Alexander von Velen (born June 29, 1664 in Velen Castle ; † December 11, 1725 ) was a canon in Münster and an official of the Meppen office.
Life
Origin and family
Christoph Alexander von Velen grew up as the son of Hermann Matthias von Velen and his wife Margaretha Anna von Galen zu Assen (1644–1720) with his brother Anton Heinrich Hermann in the ancient Westphalian noble family von Velen . In 1695 he married Maria Dorothea Margaretha von Schenking zu Bevern († 1703). The son Friedrich Christian comes from the marriage . After Maria's death, on October 22nd, 1707, he married Maria Adriane Katharina von Hochkirchen zu Neuerburg († 1724, heiress of Neuerburg).
Career and work
By papal approval, Christoph Alexander received a cathedral priest in Münster in 1688 . Three years later he gave up in favor of his brother Anton Heinrich Hermann and took over the family estates. On January 19, 1692, he succeeded his father as the official rescuer of the Meppen office. Christoph Alexander was the godchild of Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen and ancestral lord.
literature
- Germania Sacra , published by the Max Planck Institute for History; The diocese of Münster 7.4. The diocese, edited by Wilhelm Kohl , p. 211 , 2004 Verlag Walter de Gruyter
- Marcus Weidner: Landadel in Münster 1600–1760 , NF 18.1 a. 18.2. Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2000.
Web links
- Christoph Alexander von Velen Short biography on the Internet portal "Westphalian History"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velen, Christoph Alexander von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Drost of the office of Meppen and Canon in Munster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1664 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Velen Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1725 |