Georg Ferdinand von und zu Brenken
Georg Ferdinand Servatius Michael Maria Freiherr von und zu Brenken, Count Droste zu Vischering (born May 19, 1941 in Münster ) is a Westphalian entrepreneur in forestry and agriculture .
family
Georg Ferdinand is the fifth son of eight children of Dr. jur. Georg Graf Droste zu Vischering , Erbdroste, and Clarissa born. Freiin von und zu Brenken.
In 1946 he was adopted by his uncle Franz Josef Freiherr von und zu Brenken and later inherited his property at Erpernburg Castle near Büren in the Brenken district .
He has been married to Rosa Maria Gräfin von Nostitz-Rieneck since March 9, 1968, and four children have emerged from this marriage: Franz Josef, born on December 23, 1968; Stephanie, born on April 21, 1970 (widowed Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg ); Caroline was born on July 16, 1972 and Rosalie was born on November 3, 1980.
The management of his father's estate is now managed by the eldest son Franz Josef Freiherr von und zu Brenken (* 1968), who married the 29-year-old Julia-Theresia Ilona Countess von Ingelheim, known as Echterin von und zu Mespelbrunn , in 2011 .
Life
Georg Ferdinand von und zu Brenken works as an entrepreneur in forestry and agriculture and runs various family businesses, such as the Brenken'sche Forest Administration and the Erpernburg Rent Office.
From 1998 to 2013 he was President of the Bonifatiuswerk of German Catholics . Before that, he was an assessor on the general board from 1977 and vice-president from 1995. Since 1997 he has been chairman of the employers' association Land und Forst Westfalen-Lippe . From 1995 to 2001 Brenken was a member of the executive board of the working group of landowners' associations.
Brenken has a particular passion for hunting: since the founding of the Association of Hunting Cooperatives and Own Hunting in Westphalia, he has been honorary chairman and since 1985 chairman of the examination board.
In addition to various local political commitments, Georg Ferdinand has also been chairman of the Paderborn diocesan group of the Association of Catholic Entrepreneurs for many years . As a member of the Order of Malta, he has been involved in the pilgrimage and sick parade from the diocese of Münster to Lourdes since the 1980s.
Brenken received the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class in 2004 . In 2009 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. awarded the New Year's Eve and appointed "Knight of the Order of the Holy Pope New Year".
Web links
- New Year's Eve order for Baron Brenken ( Memento from April 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Kathnews, February 17, 2009, accessed on July 27, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.westfalen-adelssitze.de: Erpernburg Castle ( Memento from January 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ nw-news.de on April 12, 2011: Led into marriage by the bishop (accessed October 29, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brenken, Georg Ferdinand from and to |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brenken, Georg Ferdinand Servatius Michael Maria Freiherr von und zu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landowner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |