Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode and Reichenstein

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Philipp Wilhelm Count of Nesselrode and Reichenstein

Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode and Reichenstein (* 1678 in Herten ; † January 16, 1754 in Valletta ) was Grand Prior of the German Order of Malta from 1728 to 1754.

Life

Coat of arms of the Grand Prior of Nesselrode on the Chancellor's House in Heitersheim

Philipp Wilhelm came from the Bergisch noble family of the Nesselrode . He was the son of Franz von Nesselrode-Reichenstein and Anna Maria Freiin von Wylich . As a child (1683) he was accepted into the Order of Malta , although according to the rules, entry was only possible from the age of eight. His acceptance falls during the short term of office of the German Grand Prior Gottfried Droste zu Vischering (Grand Prior) , who was related to the Nesselrode. Since seniority played a major role in the allocation of offices in the order , Philipp Wilhelm had a starting advantage. In 1705 he became Commander of the Coming Hall-Affaltrach in Schwäbisch Hall . In the following years he was at times Commander in Chief in Frankfurt am Main , Herford and Lage , as well as in Schleusingen and Weissensee . In these comings he stayed only a little, but fought with the Maltese fleet against the Turks. In 1721 he was promoted to Grand Balli and took over the supervision of the fortifications on Malta . On January 10, 1728, he was elected Grand Prior of the German Maltese, with which he also became Imperial Prince .

Chapel of the German Tongue in St. John's Cathedral in Valetta

In Malta he had held many offices over the years, including that of captain general of the galleys of the Order of Malta's fleet in 1722 . In Germany he was appointed imperial secret council in 1733 .

In Heitersheim he initiated brisk construction activity. The chancellery building, the tithe barn and the house for the chancellor of the order are adorned with his coat of arms. In Valetta, Nesselrode donated an altar in the Church of Our Virgin of Victory . He is also credited with the introduction of street lighting in Valetta, which was carried out using statues of saints.

Nesselrode was buried in the Chapel of the German Tongue in St. John's Cathedral in Valetta .

literature

  • Michael Galea: A life in Heitersheim and on Malta. A contribution to the biography of the German Maltese knight Philipp Wilhelm Graf von Nesselrode and Reichenstein (translation from the Italian by Wolf Dieter Barz). With an introduction by Fritz Fünfgeld. In: Schau-ins-Land, Volume 106 (1987), pp. 163–180 online at Freiburg University Library
  • Arnold Robens : The knightly rural nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lower Rhine: depicted in Wapen and Descent , Volume 1, Aachen 1818, pp. 87-88 online at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf

Web links

Commons : Philipp Wilhelm von Nesselrode and Reichenstein  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New genealogical-historical news, p.535, online in the Google book search
  2. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Volume 6, Friedrich Voigt's Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1865, page 472. ( digitized version )
  3. ^ Johanniterkommende Schwäbisch Hall in the database of monasteries in Baden-Württemberg of the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
  4. ↑ later the house of Chancellor Joseph Albrecht von Ittner with the famous poet corner.
  5. ↑ s. Galea p. 174
predecessor Office successor
Goswin Hermann Otto von Merveldt Grand Prior of the German Order of Malta and Prince von Heitersheim
1728–1754 		Philipp Joachim von Prassberg
personal data
SURNAME Nesselrode and Reichenstein, Philipp Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Grand Prior of the German Order of Malta (1728–1754)
DATE OF BIRTH 1678
PLACE OF BIRTH Herten
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1754
Place of death Valletta