Franz Heinrich Christian von Galen zu Assen

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Franz Heinrich Christian von Galen zu Assen (born December 31, 1679 in Dinklage ; † November 18, 1712 ) was canon in Münster , Osnabrück and Worms .

Life

Origin and family

Franz Heinrich Christian von Galen zu Assen grew up with his siblings in the ancient Westphalian noble family von Galen , which in the 16th century partly sympathized with the Reformation and later became Catholic again. His father Franz Wilhelm married Ursula Helena von Plettenberg zu Lenhausen (* 1654, † 1720), a sister of Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg , on July 12, 1671 . He had four sisters: Anna Maria, (* 1672, ∞ Franz Anton von Landsberg ), Francelina (* 1680, ∞ Franz Christoph von Hörde zu Störmede), Elisabeth Antonetta († 1715, Canon in Nottuln) and Maria Theresia († 1727, Canon lady in Nottuln, ∞ Franz Otto von Weichs). His brother Wilhelm Goswin Anton (* 1678, † 1710) was hereditary treasurer, Friedrich Christian (* 1689, † 1748) cathedral dean in Münster and Wilhelm Ferdinand (* 1690, † 1769) heir treasurer and Droste in the office of Vechta.

Career and work

Franz Heinrich had studied law in Paris and presented the certificate on August 12, 1700. At that time he was canon in Worms and Osnabrück . In 1703 Franz Heinrich received a cathedral priest in Münster through the papal commission , who had become free through the death of Canon Heinrich Wilhelm von Wendt . The revolt took place on April 16, 1703. On July 27, 1706 Franz Heinrich received the minor ordinations and became a subdeacon . In that year a new prince-bishop was elected in Münster . In this election, Franz Heinrich took the side of the Osnabrück bishop . This was inferior to Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich . However, his election was only made possible by bribing some canons.

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  • Wilhelm Kohl : The Diocese of Münster 4.2: The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paul in Münster Germania Sacra NF 17.1–17.3, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York 1982, ISBN 978-3- 11-008508-2 .
  • Friedrich Keinemann: The cathedral chapter of Münster in the 18th century (= historical work on Westphalian research, volume 11), Aschendorffsche Verlagbuchhandlung, Münster 1967.

Web links

Von Galen personal database at Germania Sacra

personal data
SURNAME Galen zu Assen, Franz Heinrich Christian von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in various dioceses
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1679
PLACE OF BIRTH Dinklage Castle Monastery
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1712