Clemens von Korff called Schmising
Clemens August Karl Heinrich Maria Graf von Korff called Schmising (born November 19, 1791 in Münster ; † June 14, 1864 ibid) was a Prussian district administrator in the Warendorf districts from 1819 to 1831 and Münster from 1831 to 1864.
Life
Clemens von Korff called Schmising-Kerssenbrock came from the Westphalian nobility . His father, Clemens August Heinrich von Korff, called Schmising (1749-1821) was Oberhofmarschall of the Elector of Cologne and the Prince-Bishop of Münster and was raised to the Prussian count status in 1816 and founded the count line in Westphalia. His mother was Elisabeth Bernhardine von Nagel (1756–1809). His grandfather Franz Otto was Landdrost. Franz Graf von Korff called Schmising-Kerssenbrock , district administrator in the districts of Münster and Halle, was a brother of Clemens August. His brother Maximilian Friedrich's sons were also district administrators. Clementwas district administrator in the Halle district , Maximilian in the Lüdinghausen district .
He studied at the University of Göttingen and joined the Westphalian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment in December 1813. On June 6, 1814, he became second lieutenant in the regiment. He retired from military service in December 1815 and was employed by the Münster district government from March 1816 . On August 1, 1816, he was appointed government assessor and on November 4, 1817, he was entrusted with the municipal administration of the Warendorf district office. After passing the district administrator examination, he was finally appointed district administrator of the Warendorf district on August 16, 1819. His election as the first candidate for the office of district administrator of the Münster district was on September 15, 1831. On October 20, 1831 he was definitively appointed district administrator of the Münster district. On April 25, 1864, he was dismissed from civil service due to illness. He was a member of the historical association in Münster and the Westphalian antiquity association.
Honors
- 1819 Prussian chamberlain
- Order of the Red Eagle II class with oak leaves
- Order of the Crown II class
Web links
- Clemens von Korff called Schmising on www.lwl.org (Westphalian history)
- Pedigree of Korff called Schmising
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Korff called Schmising, Clemens von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Korff called Schmising, Clemens August Karl Heinrich Maria Graf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prussian district administrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 1864 |
| Place of death | Muenster |