Engelbert of Tecklenburg

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Engelbert von Tecklenburg († 1301 ) was provost of the cathedral in the prince-bishopric of Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Engelbert von Tecklenburg was the son of Count Otto III. von Tecklenburg (1253–1285) and Richarde von der Mark, daughter of Count  Engelbert I,  born. The Counts of Tecklenburg originally came from the old line of the Gerulfinger , the first Counts of West Friesland and Holland . He had four siblings, including Otto , the last of the Bentheim counts in Tecklenburg (died 1307). His grandfather was Count Otto II.

Career and work

Engelbert was elected canon in Osnabrück in 1294 and two years later - in 1296 - as provost of the cathedral in Münster. He stayed in this office until 1301. His successor was Wikbold von Lohn , who took up the office in 1307.

literature

  • The diocese of Münster 4.2. The cathedral monastery of St. Paul 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 .

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personal data
SURNAME Tecklenburg, Engelbert from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Provost of the Cathedral in the Principality of Münster (1296 to 1301)
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1301