Friedrich Anton Johann Nepomuk von Korff

Friedrich Anton Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Korff (born July 1, 1775 in Münster , † April 1, 1836 ibid) was a German manor owner from the Korff family and a politician .

Von Korff, who was a Catholic denomination, married Rosine Alexandrine von Korff-Schmising. In 1802 he became a princely Münster Landmarschkommissar. In 1809 he became Maire (mayor) of Füchtorf . In the same year he became arrondissement councilor for the arrondissement of Munster since 1809. In 1811 he was appointed provisional mayor for Milte, Gröblingen and Velsen. In 1812 he was appointed President of the Assemblée de Canton de Versmold, Arrondissement Osnabrück and remained so until January 1, 1813. After the end of the French era , he entered Prussian services. From 1813 to 1816 he was head of the Prussian government commission. In 1816 he was appointed a secret councilor. He was also a Prussian chamberlain

He was the owner of the manor at Harkotten Castle . As such, from 1796 to 1802 he was a member of the estates of the Hereditary Duchy of Münster . From 1804 to 1806 he had the old castle torn down and commissioned Adolph von Vagedes with the construction of today's classicist castle. For the status of knighthood and the electoral district of East Münster, he was a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Westphalia from 1826 to 1831 . At the first provincial parliament in 1826 he was deputy state marshal.

literature

• Alfred Bruns (Ed.), Josef Häming (compilation): The Members of the Westphalia Parliament 1826–1978 (= Westphalian source and archive directories, Volume 2). Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Münster 1978, p. 392.
• United Westfälische Adelsarchive eV, HarKo Harkotten II (Korff) (AD), HarKo.Har.Ak - Archive Harkotten II, House Harkotten, files, HarKo.Har.Ak - 27, online

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baptism - KB002 | Münster, St. Lamberti | Münster, rk. Diocese | Germany | Matricula Online. Retrieved July 6, 2020 .