Franz Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich

Franz Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich (* 1695 or June 30, 1705 , † January 17, 1752 ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Franz Wilhelm von Wolff-Metternich came from the Westphalian noble family Wolff-Metternich . He was the son of Leopold von Wolff called Metternich (1661–1719, princely Paderborn chief stable master and secret councilor ) and his wife Anna Antonetta Helena von der Horst. His twin brother August Wilhelm was provost of the cathedral. His uncle Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich was prince-bishop in Münster and Paderborn. His grandchild Friedrich Wilhelm later also became canon in Münster. Franz Wilhelm was the step-nephew of the cathedral provost and auxiliary bishop Wilhelm Hermann von Wolff-Metternich .

After the death of Canon Franz Heinrich Christian von Galen on February 14, 1713, Franz Wilhelm came to the cathedral chapter in Münster through papal commission . Here he was sworn up on April 26, 1713 . Due to his marriage to Sophia Brigitta Elisabeth von der Asseburg zu Hinnenburg, he had to do without his prebend. This went to Johann Matthias von Westerholt in 1723 . Franz Wilhelm took over the family estates. At times he was chamberlain to the Elector of Cologne and Privy Councilor in Paderborn.

The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2), Das Domstift St. Paulus zu 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 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2, digitized biographies of the canons, page 19ff.
Friedrich Keinemann: The cathedral chapter of Münster in the 18th century (= historical work on Westphalian regional research, Volume 11), Aschendorffsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Münster 1967. Digitized (PDF, 61.6 MB). Biographies from page 223.

personal data
SURNAME	Wolff-Metternich, Franz Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH	1695 or June 30, 1705
DATE OF DEATH	January 17, 1752