Johann Reinhard von Metternich

Johann Reinhard von Metternich (* unknown; † December 30, 1637 ) was imperial and Kurmainzer Privy Councilor and canon in various dioceses.

Life

Johann Reinhard von Metternich came from the Rhenish noble family von Metternich and was the son of Johann Dietrich von Metternich zu Vettelkofen and his wife Anna von Dehren. At a young age Johann Reinhard was active as a cathedral singer in Mainz and after studying in Padua he became canon in Trier in 1589. On August 2, 1608, he took possession of the Münster cathedral priest of Elector Lothar von Trier and was transferred to the Metternich, Leyen families , Dern and Nassau sworn up . Johann Reinhard was in Bamberg , Würzburg and Magdeburg präbendiert . He had also graduated from Paris. On January 2, 1625 he was appointed electoral court president. He was Vicar General of the Bishop of Halberstadt .

In 1619 he was elected to the imperial council.

South side altar, called Metternich Altar

In the parish church of St. Stephanus in Gönnersdorf, Ahrweiler district , a memorial altar was erected in 1630 by the brothers Johann Reinhard and Wilhelm von Metternich.

The diocese of Münster 4.2. ( Germania Sacra NF 17.2) The Cathedral Monastery of St. Paulus in Münster , edited by Wilhelm Kohl, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978- 3-11-008508-2 , Germania Sacra NF 17.2 Biographies of the Canons, page 19ff. Digitized.
Constantin von Wurzbach : Metternich, Johann Reinhard . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1868, p. 52 ( digitized version ).

personal data
SURNAME	Metternich, Johann Reinhard von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Imperial Privy Councilor and Canon in various dioceses
DATE OF BIRTH	16th Century
DATE OF DEATH	December 30, 1637