Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen

Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen

Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen (born April 5, 1727 in Paderborn ; † January 6, 1789 in Hildesheim ) was Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim and Paderborn .

life and work

In 1755 Friedrich Wilhelm came into the possession of a cathedral priest through the resignation of the canon Ferdinand Gottfried Droste zu Vischering . In 1757 von Westphalen was a cathedral waiter in the Paderborn cathedral chapter . On February 7, 1763, he was elected Bishop of Hildesheim and consecrated on October 23 in Hildesheim Cathedral by his uncle, the Paderborn Prince-Bishop Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg . On March 1, 1773 he became coadjutor with the right of succession in Paderborn. In addition, he was in 1775 for the Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of the North appointed. With the death of his uncle on December 26, 1782, he became Bishop of Paderborn, which he officially took possession of in 1783.

The bishop carried out numerous reforms, including the school system and agriculture. He had Poppenburg Castle rebuilt in Burgstemmen . He had the palace of the castle , formerly used as a brewery , converted into a Catholic church. The flat arched doors of the building still document the year 1785 of the renovation. Instead of a castle, he had Fürstenberg Castle built. He was also responsible for the current shape of Laer Castle .

Bishop Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen was buried in Hildesheim Cathedral .

See also

• Westphalen (noble family)
• List of the Paderborn canons

Individual evidence

1. ^ Burgstemmen history of castle and county on June 17, 2006 ( Memento from January 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

predecessor	Office	successor
Clemens August of Bavaria	Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim 1763–1789	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg
Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg	Prince-Bishop of Paderborn 1782–1789	Franz Egon von Fürstenberg