Lothar von Kesselstatt

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Lothar Adolph Edmund von Kesselstatt (born August 3, 1662 ; † January 16, 1712 in Ehrenbreitstein ) was provost in Trier and Speyer and archdeacon in Dietkirchen .

Life

Origin and family

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the noble family von Kesselstatt came to the Trier area. It originally came from the Hessian area, whose parent company of the same name was near Kesselstadt . Numerous personalities emerged from the family who held important positions in church and state. Lothar Adolph Edmund von Kesselstatt was born the son of Johann Eberhard von Kesselstatt (1621–1673) and his wife Anna Maria von Orsbeck (1636–1716). She was a sister of the Trier prince-bishop Johann Hugo von Orsbeck . After his death in 1711, Johann Eberhard received large estates from his wife's inheritance, gained great prestige and increased the family fortune. Lothar had twelve siblings, including

  • Karl Kaspar (1652–1723, Rector of the University of Trier)
  • Maria Anna Magdalena (* 1656, ∞ Baron Wilhelm Lotharius von Hohenfeld (* 1651))
  • Hugo Wolfgang (1659–1738, Canon in Halberstadt and Lüttich, Privy Councilor of Trier)
  • Maria Rosina Catharina (1661–1717, ∞ Hugo Eberhard Boos von Waldeck (* 1654))
  • Casimir Friedrich (1664–1729, ∞ Anna Maria Klara von Metternich (* 1662), parents of Johann (1691–1730, cathedral provost) and Joseph Franz (1695–1750, diplomat and canon))
  • Maria Anna Elise (1666–1726, oo Sebastian von Hatzfeld )
  • Anna Catharina Elisabeth (1669–1703, ∞ Carl Lothar von Walderdorff )

Act

In 1670 Lothar Adolph became canon in the Trier cathedral monastery and in 1684 was a member of the cathedral chapter . Five years later he held the office of cathedral choirmaster . The Archbishop of Trier, Johann Hugo von Orsbeck, awarded him the Archdiaconate Dietkirchen, which had become free through the death of Adolph Wilhelm Quadt von Buschfeld. At the same time, Lothar Adolph was provost in Speyer .

literature

  • Wolf-Heino Struck : The Archdiocese of Trier 4. The St. Lubentius Abbey in Dietkirchen, NF 22 Germania Sacra, published by the Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen 1986, publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin / New York, ISBN 978-3-11-010829-3 .

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SURNAME Kesselstatt, Lothar von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kesselstatt, Lothar Adolph Edmund von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Provost of the cathedral in Trier and Speyer, archdeacon in Dietkirchen
DATE OF BIRTH August 3, 1662
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1712
Place of death Ehrenbreitstein Fortress