Joseph Arnold of Looz-Corswarem

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Joseph Arnold Duke of Looz-Corswarem (born September 14, 1770 ; † October 30, 1827 ) was the second and last ruling prince of Rheina-Wolbeck from 1803 to 1806 .

family

Joseph Arnold was the son of Duke Wilhelm von Looz-Corswarem and his wife Maria Emanuela (née de Aix). The father had excluded the older son Karl Ludwig von Looz-Corswarem because of "the gross violation of the 4th commandment " (requirement to honor the parents) and because of an unequal marriage from the succession, so that Joseph Arnold took his place. The older brother challenged the will, but was defeated in 1817. Joseph Arnold himself married Charlotte Constanine de Lasteyrie-Dussaillant in 1813, daughter of the French prefect in Münster.

Life

After the end of the monastery of Münster in 1802, the Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck was essentially formed from parts of the former Münster offices of Bevergern and Wolbeck according to the provisions of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , and awarded to the Duke of Looz-Corswarem as a replacement for the lost possessions in the Austrian Netherlands .

After Duke Wilhelm Joseph died on March 20, 1803, Joseph Arnold was introduced as the new regent on July 7, 1803. He determined the abolished Bentlage Monastery as the seat of government . The artificial state was of little importance. The ruler tried to improve the school and postal system. The plan to develop the Ems into an important traffic route failed due to a lack of money. The bridge over the Ems in Rheine was ducal property and the bridge toll was an important source of income. In the three years of the state's existence, no state organization was formed in accordance with modern ideas. The unlawful action of the authorities covered by the prince against the lawyer Franz Wilhelm Crone for alleged insult to majesty led to the last execution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1805 . It ruined the prince's reputation and earned him scorn and contempt.

After the victory in the fourth coalition war , Napoleon added the principality to the Grand Duchy of Berg . In 1810 it fell to France when the remaining princely rights were lost. The Duke was Mayor of Rheine in 1812 . When Joseph Arnold claimed power again after Napoleon's defeat in 1813 and had his coat of arms re-affixed, this had no effect. Most of the area fell to Prussia . A smaller part went to Hanover . The Duke, however, led a futile legal battle.

Bentlage Monastery, the associated possessions and other goods remained in the private ownership of Joseph Arnold, who was also allowed to continue to hold the title of prince. Parts of the properties in the Netherlands were also returned. After the establishment of the German Confederation , he was a civil registrar . As such, he was a member of the Provincial Parliament of the Province of Westphalia in 1826 .

literature

  • Josef Tönsmeyer: The Principality of Rheine-Wolbeck. Rheine 1962.
  • Josef Tönsmeyer: From the Principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the Manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, ISBN 3-9800313-4-9 .
  • The Rheine Office. Rheine 1974, pp. 139-148.
  • Genealogical and State Handbook. Vol. 65, Frankfurt am Main 1827, pp. 482-484.
  • Alfred Bruns (Ed.), Josef Häming (compilation): The Members of the Westphalia Parliament 1826–1978 (= Westphalian source and archive directories, Volume 2). Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe, Münster 1978, p. 432.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, p. 35.
  2. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, p. 20.
  3. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, pp. 78-81.
  4. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, p. 104.
  5. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, pp. 151-158.
  6. ^ Josef Tönsmeyer: From the principality of Rheina-Wolbeck to the manor Rheine-Bentlage . Rheine 1980, p. 157.
personal data
SURNAME Looz-Corswarem, Joseph Arnold von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Rheina-Wolbeck
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1770
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1827