Otto Korff called Schmising (cathedral dean)

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Otto Korff called Schmising (* in the 15th century; † July 30 or July 31, 1494 ) was cathedral dean in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Otto Korff called Schmising came from the Westphalian aristocratic family Korff , whose branches belong to the oldest rural noble families in the Münsterland . Numerous well-known personalities have emerged from it. He was the son of Everd Korff zu Harkotten and his wife Frederun Ketteler . His brother Heinrich was canon in Münster from 1433 to 1494. His nephews Wilbrand , Hermann and Bernhard were canons in Münster.

Act

Otto can be proven for the first time as a canon on October 22nd, 1443. His election to the cathedral scholaster fell on November 8th, 1460. In this function he was responsible for the management of the cathedral school . In 1484 he received the cathedral mechanic after the death of his predecessor Hermann von Langen . As cathedral dean, he was in charge of the cathedral chapter.

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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 Korff called Schmising, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cathedral Dean in Münster
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1494 or July 31, 1494