Johann III. from Bettenbrock

Johann III. voneckenbrock (* before 1295 , † 1349 ) was a knight , droste of the cathedral chapter , councilor , city ​​judge , mayor of the city of Münster and landowner.

Life

Johann III. was the eldest son of the knight and Drosten Engelbert vondeckebrock and his wife Adelheid von Langen (Westphalian noble families ) and came from the 5th generation of his family, later called Droste zu Hülshoff . He had the siblings Dietrich, Heinrich and Margaretha. He married Christina von Travelmann, who also came from a family of heirs . With her he had the sons Bernhard (died early), Wessel, Heinrich and Everwin I. vondeckebrock (his successor), as well as a daughter Adelheid, married to the knight Ludwig von Münster (Westphalian noble family) . Johann III. probably died of the plague that raged across Europe at the time .

Droste of the cathedral chapter

In 1298 he took over from his father the office of drosten of the cathedral chapter of Münster , which had become hereditary for three generations , after which he was the first of his vondeckebrock family to name himself in his seal . The Drost or Truchsess originally held the most prestigious court office and was the overseer of the table of the cathedral chapter, which also exercised government functions in the duchy of Münster . But he also headed the entire administration of the very extensive property in the Münsterland , on which the canons - independent of the bishop - lived. In 1430 this office was reorganized because the cathedral chapter wanted to relieve itself of secular tasks. The Drosten, who received a respectable salary for this, was assigned four sub-officials who were supposed to serve the wine on the few festive occasions, assist in solemn church services and do the kitchen service. As a result, this Drostenamt - in contrast to the official Drosten of the prince-bishopric - gradually lost its importance.

Councilor and Mayor of Münster

Johann III. became the first of his hereditary family to be councilor and mayor of Münster - an office that also shared five of his direct descendants ( Johann IV. Droste zu Hülshoff , Johann VI. Droste zu Hülshoff , Johann VII. Droste zu Hülshoff , Everwin II. von Droste Handorf and Bernhard II von Droste zu Hülshoff ) dressed. He was elected to this office in 1312/13, 1321, 1327, 1333, 1337–39 and 1342, that is to say at a time when the "Bürgerhalle" was built in the Münster town hall between 1314 and 1338 , thanks to its ornamental gable and the Peace of Munster is known. He was also the city ​​judge of Munster. As mayor, city judge and at the same time Droste of the cathedral chapter, Johann III. via centers of power in Münster, which later separated again. The bishop and sovereign appointed him to the state parliament in 1336, d. H. to the assembly of estates in the prince-bishopric wrested from the bishop. This body elected Johann III. in advance to one of the arbitrators in the event of any disputes.

Landowner

Johann III. had his father's original family estates of his family, Deckenbrock , Deitharding (Deiters) and gate heath near Everswinkel inherited. Since the Erbmännerfamilien as part of the Hanseatic operated trade and invested the profits in real estate, he had considerable further Country Estate in Nordwalde , Telgte , Alverskirchen , Greven as well as today to Munster belonging parishes St. Mauritz and Handorf . He also owned a house in the city of Munster at Hörster Tor, which he sold.

Descendants

His son Wessel, who survived the plague , became dean of the St. Mauritz (Münster) monastery and then official of the Duchy of Münster , Heinrich Canon at the collegiate church of St. Martini (Münster) and his daughter Adelheid married the knight Ludwig von Münster (Westphalian noble family ) . His youngest son Everwin I. vondeckebrock , the first bearer of this name, which is common in the family, inherited the goods.

literature

• Wilderich from Droste to Hülshoff : 900 years of Droste to Hülshoff . Verlag LPV Hortense von Gelmini, Horben 2018, ISBN 978-3-936509-16-8
• J. Holsenbürger: The gentlemen v. Eckenbrock (by Droste-Hülshoff) and their possessions. Münster iW 1869.