Melchior von Büren (Canon, † 1589)

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Melchior von Büren (* in the 16th century; † May 22, 1589 ) was canon and cathedral waiter in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Melchior von Büren came from the Westphalian noble family Büren , which was at times one of the most powerful in the diocese of Paderborn and whose members mostly professed Calvinism during the Reformation . Except for the Paderborn canon Bernhard von Büren († 1580), who was Protestant , the dignities from the house of Büren belonged to the Catholic faith . Melchior was the son of Johann von Büren zu Davensberg († 1544, Drost zu Werne. He completed the construction of the parish church of St. Anna in Davensberg started by his father Balthasar ). His mother was Maria von Coevorden. His siblings were Balthasar († 1583, canon in Münster), Jobst (Lord of Davensberg), Johanna (∞ Gerhard Morrien) and Agnes (∞ Heinrich Wulff zu Füchteln).

Career and work

After the death of his eponymous cousin Melchior von Büren in 1546, Melchior came into the possession of a cathedral priest from Münster . It is certain that it was prepared before 1550. He was elected provost of the old cathedral in Münster on December 31, 1558. He remained in this office until his death. The following year, Melchior became the owner of the Gronover Dompropteileh . After the death of Dietrich von der Recke in 1569 he was given the cathedral winery. In this function he was responsible for the economic affairs of the cathedral chapter . Melchior lived with Metta Loiering in a concubinage . They had two sons and six daughters. Jobst was canon of St. Ludgeri in Münster . Maria was married to the notary Gottfried Trippelvoet.

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  • 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.

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SURNAME Büren, Melchior from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH May 22, 1589