Karl Friedrich von Zehmen
Friedrich Carl Ernst Freiherr von Zehmen (born April 3, 1720 in Aurach , † December 13, 1798 in East Prussia ) was a German auxiliary bishop , cathedral provost , vicar general and official general .
family
Von Zehmen came from the old Meissen-Saxon noble family von Zehmen . His father Johann Friedrich converted to the Roman Catholic Church on January 15, 1706 and served as Privy Councilor for the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt , his mother was Sophie Charlotte Marie Freiin Knebel von Katzenellenbogen . His siblings included Johann Anton Ernst , Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt, Philipp Ernst, Fürstl. Calibration Privy Councilor, and Adolf Karl Alexander Lothar, Privy Councilor of the Elector of Saxony , President of the Reich Chamber Court of Wetzlar and Chamberlain / Councilor of the Bishop of Würzburg .
career
He attended the Collegium Germanicum in Rome and on August 31, 1747 was Canon of Frauenburg . In 1764 he was named titular bishop of Lete and auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Warmia . On August 3, 1765 he became provost of the cathedral and as such experienced in 1772 the removal of the principality of Warmia by Prussia . In 1776 he was given the rich parish of Thiergarten and, after having been diocesan administrator repeatedly , he became vicar general in 1795 and general official a year later . In 1797 he fell so seriously ill that he had to resign from his position as auxiliary bishop and died ten days after his successor was appointed on December 13, 1798.
literature
- HM von Zehmen: Genealogical news about the Meissen nobility noble family von Zehmen, 1206 to 1906 . Dresden, print by Wilhelm Baensch, 1906.
- History of Philosophical and Theological Studies in Warmia , edited by Prof. Jos Bender, Braunsberg, printed by CA Heyne, 1948
- Friedhelm Berthold Kaiser, Bernhard Stasiewski: The First Polish Division 1772 , Böhlau-Verlag GmbH, Edition 10, Bonn Easter 1974, 136 pages, Provost Karl von Zehmen is mentioned on p. 121/123/134.
- Heinz Neumeyer: Church history of Danzig and West Prussia from a Protestant perspective: From the beginnings of the Christian mission to the end of the 18th century , G. Rautenberg, 1971 - 240 pages, cf. Karl Friedrich von Zehmen p. 162.
Web links
- Entry on Karl Friedrich von Zehmen on catholic-hierarchy.org
- List of auxiliary bishops in Warmia
- In 1772 Carl von Zehmen swears an oath of allegiance to the King of Prussia
- Franz Buchholz: Braunsberg in the course of the centuries (commemorative publication from the town anniversary 1934), u. a. about Vicar General Karl von Zehmen
- Bisztynek.wm.pl: Information about Bishop Karl Friedrich von Zehmen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Joachim Borchert: Marienburger history book - dates, events and names , RG Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt a. Main, 2006, p. 184, ISBN 978-3-8301-0942-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zehmen, Karl Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zehmen, Friedrich Carl Ernst Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German auxiliary bishop, cathedral provost, vicar general and official general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1720 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurach |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1798 |
| Place of death | East Prussia |