Otto von Bentheim

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Otto von Bentheim (* in the 13th century; † before August 3, 1320 ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Otto von Bentheim was the eldest son of Count Egbert von Bentheim and his wife Hadewigis von Oldenburg, daughter of Count Johann von Oldenburg , and thus came from the Gerulfinger family , the first count family in (West) Friesland and Holland . His siblings were

  • Johann II, who took over the reign of Bentheim in 1305 as the successor to his father
  • Ekbert († 1335), Vice Dominus in Münster
  • Heinrich, pastor at Bakel
  • Christian, Canon in Bremen
  • Hedwig, prioress at Vreden Abbey
  • Lisa , Abbess of Freckenhorst (1324–1328)
  • Oda, abbess at Metelen Abbey
  • Baldwin, Canon of Osnabrück
  • Jutta, nun in Vreden Abbey
  • Odilia, ∞ Arnold III. Count of Almelo

Act

Otto was first mentioned in a document in 1297 or 1298 as the canon of Münster. He was one of the opponents of Bishop Otto von Rietberg . On November 26th, 1303, he asked the cathedral chapter to take action against the canons Otto and Wikbold of wages because of their behavior and to excommunicate them . Otto belonged to the cathedral chapter until 1313.

swell

  • 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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personal data
SURNAME Bentheim, Otto von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH before August 3, 1320