Johann von Gemmingen zu Liebenfels

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Johann von Gemmingen zu Liebenfels (* November 7, 1590 ; † around 1653) was the landlord in Liebenfels , prince-bishop-Augsburg council , governor of Dillingen on the Danube and chief bailiff in Rötteln .

Life

He was a son of the Liebenfels landlord Hans Christoph von Gemmingen (1544–1596) and Margaretha von Jahrsdorf († 1591). Like many other members of his family, he entered the service of the prince-bishop of Augsburg, where his uncle Johann Otto von Gemmingen was prince-bishop from 1591 to 1598. He was councilor in Augsburg, governor of Dillingen and senior bailiff in Rötteln. He was considered learned and understanding, from him a family tree of the Gemmingen-Steinegg line has been preserved. On May 14, 1618, he married Johanna von Hornstein zu Grüningen. The marriage remained childless. In 1620 he donated an altar and an anniversary in Augsburg Cathedral for his brother Christoph (1571-1616), who was provost in Augsburg. In 1652 he wrote his will, which has been preserved in the Baden-Württemberg State Archives. A little later he died. In 1654, his heirs sold the property in Liebenfels to the St. Urban monastery .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eduard Paulus: Description of the Oberamt Ellwangen , Stuttgart 1886, p. 688.
  2. ^ Franz Josef Mone : Sources collection of the Baden regional history , Volume 1, Karlsruhe 1848, p. 96.
  3. ↑ http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/plink/?f=4-437559

literature

personal data
SURNAME Gemmingen zu Liebenfels, Johann von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gemmingen, Johann von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Landlord in Liebenfels, governor in Dillingen, Obervogt in Rötteln
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1590
DATE OF DEATH around 1653