Ferdinand von Wrede
Ferdinand von Wrede zu Melschede (* 1619 ; † 1685 ) was a high-ranking Kurkölner functionary and most recently as Landdrost deputy of the Elector in the Duchy of Westphalia .
Life
He was the son of Stephan von Wrede Drost von Balve and court master of the Electorate of Cologne, as well as his mother Wilhelmine Dorothea von Rolshausen zu Müllenbach. His first marriage was to Sibilla Elisabeth von Plettenberg and his second marriage to Johanna Maria von der Horst .
One of his godparents was Elector Ferdinand of Bavaria . As early as 1627, the elector granted him the right to the Drostenamt in Balve. When his father died, Ferdinand was only nine years old. He later entered the imperial military service and was Kornet in the cavalry regiment Duckmiller von Müllenberg.
From 1641 he was Drost of the Balve Office. A year later he left the imperial military service. In 1647 he was appointed aristocratic councilor in the administration of the Duchy of Westphalia. This position was confirmed in 1653 by the new Elector Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria . In 1654 he signed the Recessus perpetuae concordiae between the knighthood and the cities of the duchy in the foreground. In 1658 the elector pledged the Balve to von Wrede. In 1659 he was appointed court master of the Electorate of Cologne and in 1668 as chief stableman. As such, he received a quarterly salary of 500 guilders with additional services for five horses and the payment of three servants. In 1672 he became deputy Landdrost. Since then, he has been the official Landdrost Dietrich von Landsberg , who is doing military service .
At a not entirely clear point in time, he became mining captain and was in charge of the mining office of the Duchy of Westphalia . He probably took office in 1676 after the death of the previous incumbent Gaudenz von Weichs. According to the mining regulations of 1669, the mining captain was a "minister" who was directly subordinate to the elector and who was responsible for the entire mining industry and mountain jurisdiction. From 1684 to 1685 he was Landdrost and thus both deputy of the elector and the highest representative of the estates in the Duchy of Westphalia.
Between 1659 and 1669 he had Melschede Castle built as a four-wing complex.
Individual evidence
literature
- Johann Suibert Seibertz : The Land Marshal of Westphalia. In: General archive for the history of the Prussian state. Vol. 16. Mittler, Berlin 1835, p. 90 ( digitized in the Google book search).
- Horst Conrad: The mountain order of the Electorate of Cologne in 1669 and its surroundings . In: Mining in the Sauerland. Schmallenberg 1996, p. 154.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wrede, Ferdinand von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Landdrost of the Duchy of Westphalia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1619 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1685 |