Gerhard Heinrich von Wintgen

Gerhard Heinrich von Wintgen († June 23, 1707 in Münster ) was court advisor in the prince-bishopric of Münster .

Life

It is very likely that the Wintgen family came from the Ahaus area , where their marriage groups and property were located in the 16th century. The Catholic family members were active in the sovereign administrative or military service. Gerhard Heinrich von Wintgen was born the son of Jordan Wintgen († 1681, Lieutenant Colonel) and his wife Magdalena Albachten. In the service of the elector, he was the military commander of Ottenstein . Gerhard Heinrich enrolled at the University of Leuven on December 10, 1668 , became a diplomat and was employed as the envoy of Count von Lesli in the Ottoman Empire . Various embassies followed. He was also the representative of the Count of Bentheim in negotiations in Vienna regarding the stabilization of the Catholic religion in the County of Bentheim . In 1676 he married Johanna Anna Magdalena von Büren (1653–1708), daughter of the landscape penny master Bernhard von Büren and his wife Sybille von Nesselrode . In the same year he became rent master of the Wolbeck office and secretary to the Princely Munster family. He was a member of the Catharinen Brotherhood (1683), the Liebfrauen Brotherhood at St. Aegidii Church (1691) and the Great Kaland and also held various offices: war councilor (1684), judge (1684), councilor, wine lord. Appointed land rent master in 1688, he was probably promoted to the prince's immediate vicinity through the relationships of his father-in-law. From 1689 to 1707 he was mayor of the city of Münster. Through his marriage, Gerhard Heinrich acquired the inheritance of Büren and with it large possessions. He began to acquire real estate in and around Münster, which grew considerably under his son Johann Bernhard .

Awards

October 16, 1706 Elevation to the rank of imperial knighthood

literature

• Marcus Weidner: Landadel in Münster 1600–1760 , NF 18.1 a. February 18, Aschendorff Verlag, Münster 2000.