Clemens August I. von Droste zu Hülshoff
Clemens-August I. von Droste zu Hülshoff (born November 23, 1730 at Hülshoff Castle ; † November 12, 1798 there ) was the landowner and grandfather of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff .
Life
origin
Clemens-August I von Droste zu Hülshoff was the eldest son and heir of the Electorate Chamberlain and landowner Heinrich Wilhelm Droste zu Hülshoff and Anna Brigitta Droste zu Vischering (* July 12, 1708 at Darfeld Castle ; † November 12, 1750 at Hülshoff Castle ), a daughter of the hereditary droster Maximilian Heidenreich Droste zu Vischering . He belonged to the 18th generation of his family and was a godson of Prince Bishop Clemens August von Bayern , so that he was the first of four namesake in his family to be baptized on his first name. He had five (surviving) siblings, including Anna Elisabeth (1733-1805, abbess of Metelen monastery and godmother of the poet) and the Teutonic Knight, General and Governor of Münster Heinrich-Johann von Droste zu Hülshoff .
Act
Clemens-August joined the military of the bishopric of Münster at an early age . As early as 1749 he was Rittmeister in the cavalry regiment Friedrich Florenz Raban von der Wenge . He had to cede this position to his brother Heinrich-Johann von Droste zu Hülshoff in 1756 after he had abused the regiment to kidnap his bride. The bride's father, Ferdinand Wilhelm Joseph von der Recke-Steinfurt, commented on this incident by saying that reading too many English novels had turned her head. During the Seven Years' War, Clemens-August I and his brothers had to personally protect the Wittover estate, which belonged to the estate, with weapons and in 1759 had to accept the billeting of the commander of the French troops, Marquis d'Armentiers, in Hülshoff. As early as 1753 he took over the property, initially under the tutelage of his uncle, the Osnabrück canon Ernst Constanz Droste zu Hülshoff.
1759 he married the Nottulner Stiftsdame Maria Bernhardina von der Recke to Steinfurt (1733-1784), daughter of Ferdinand Wilhelm von der Recke to Steinfurt (from 1707 to 1761, Privy Councilor and Treasurer) and his wife Sophia Maria von Kerckerinck to Borg (1710-1751 ) and co-heir of her father's estate, Haus Steinfurt . Clemens August I., a great-great-grandson of Bernhard II von Droste zu Hülshoff - is described by Johann Holsenbürger as a tall, stately man, trained in horse riding and fencing. He is said to have been cold and severe in his appearance and was feared more than loved by his children. He is also said to have lived more for the pleasure of hunting than for business. His mother, on the other hand, is praised as a “model of a woman” and a skilful landlady. She was highly musical and a talented painter, of whom a self-portrait can still be seen in Burg Hülshoff. She came from Haus Steinfurt and was the sole heir to two thirds of the extensive estates of her family branch. However, the Droste-Hülshoffs failed to register their claims in inheritance disputes between the von der Recke and Landsberg-Velen families in good time. Clemens-August I, however, was able to buy the ancient lineage ceilingbrock , which his ancestor Bernhard II from Droste zu Hülshoff had sold, for 5,242 thalers and add it back to the Hülshoff estate. Clemens-August I. lived with his family mainly in the town house "Gravenhorster Hof" in Münster, which his brother, General Heinrich-Johann von Droste zu Hülshoff had acquired because Hülshoff Castle had been rebuilt between 1789 and 1794 in the style of the time. He and his descendants did not like to see it because a lot of ancient things were destroyed in the process. Clemens August I never returned to Hülshoff during the renovation.
Descendants
Maria Bernhardina gave birth to eleven children. Six sons survived:
- Clemens-August II. Von Droste zu Hülshoff , the father of the poet Annette,
- Maximilian Friedrich von Droste zu Hülshoff (composer),
- Heinrich Johannes Franz von Droste zu Hülshoff ( Provost ),
- Ernst Konstantin von Droste zu Hülshoff , was adopted by the von Kerckerinck family as heir to Haus Stapel , where he built and built the classicist castle
- Adolf Aloysius (born April 18, 1771).
literature
- Wilderich from Droste to Hülshoff : 900 years of Droste to Hülshoff . Verlag LPV Hortense von Gelmini, Horben 2018, ISBN 978-3-936509-16-8
- Johann Holsenbürger: The gentlemen v. Eckenbrock (v. Droste-Hülshoff) and their possessions , Vol. 2: 1570–1798 . Regensberg, Münster iW 1869.
- Wilderich von Droste zu Hülshoff : Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in the field of tension of her family C. A. Starke Verlag , Limburg (Lahn) 1997, ISBN 3-7980-0683-0
- Constantin von der Recke-Volmerstein (Hg.): History of the gentlemen from the Recke . Louis Köhler, Breslau 1878, pp. 173–174.
Web links
- Clemens August von Droste zu Hülshoff and his descendants Entry in the online local family book Coesfeld
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Holsenbürger: The gentlemen v. Eckenbrock (v. Droste-Hülshoff) and their possessions , Vol. 2: 1570–1798 . Regensberg, Münster iW 1869, p. 223.
- ↑ Constantin von der Recke-Volmerstein (ed.): History of the Lords of the Recke . Louis Köhler, Breslau 1878, pp. 173–174.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Droste zu Hülshoff, Clemens August I. von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hülshoff, Clemens-August I. von Droste to |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landowner and grandfather of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1730 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Hülshoff Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1798 |
| Place of death | at Hülshoff Castle |