Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn
Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn (born October 23, 1677 in Mainz ? † September 22, 1754 in Gaibach ) was a German politician and diplomat from the family of the Counts of Schönborn . He was also active as a composer and knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .
Life
family
Von Schönborn was the eldest son of an Electorate of Mainz State Minister Melchior Friedrich Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim (1644–1717) and his wife Freiin Maria Anna Sophia von Boineburg (1652–1726) and nephew of Mainz Elector and Archbishop Lothar Franz von Schönborn . His brothers were the Prince-Bishops Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn , Friedrich Karl von Schönborn-Buchheim and Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim as well as the Trier Elector and Archbishop Franz Georg von Schönborn .
On November 14, 1701 he married the widowed Countess Maria Eleonore von Dernbach , née Countess von Hatzfeld, whereby the line Schönborn-Wiesentheid was founded and the property of the Wiesentheid rule , as well as the Arnfels rule in Styria and the Waldenstein rule in Carinthia to the The noble family von Schönborn came. The countess had inherited these possessions from her first husband.
Von Schönborn had seven daughters and two sons. His daughter Eva Therese (1707–1794) was the abbess of St. Anna in Würzburg . The daughter Anna Katharina (1703–1743) married Franz Arnold Marquis von Hoensbroech ; her son Philipp Damian von Hoensbroech became Bishop of Roermond . The five other daughters died partly at a young age, partly unmarried. Of the two sons, the younger, Melchior Friedrich Joseph (1711–1754), became a priest and provost of St. Alban's Abbey near Mainz . The elder, Joseph Franz Bonaventura (1708–1772), founded the Frankish line of the Schönborn family with Bernardine Countess Plettenberg , with whom he married on August 30, 1736.
education
Von Schönborn was first taught by a private tutor and later attended the Jesuit high school in Aschaffenburg and Würzburg. From 1693 to 1695 he attended the Collegium Germanicum in Rome and studied at the University of Leiden from 1696 to 1698 and in Paris in 1966 .
Political career
Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn was canon in Würzburg in 1689 and canon in Trier from 1690 to 1697 . In 1699 he traveled to Rome on a diplomatic mission ( eligibility certificate for Lothar Franz von Schönborn ). From 1700 to 1701 he was at the imperial court in Vienna , was from 1700 as Vicedominus of Aschaffenburg in the Electorate of Mainz and in 1701 was active as imperial chamberlain and imperial court counselor .
In 1704 he officially took over the rule of Wiesentheid, which he acquired after marrying his wife Countess Eleonore von Dernbach, née Countess von Hatzfeld.
In 1709 he became a real privy councilor and in 1709 Oberhofmarschall . In 1710 he went to the court of Dresden as an envoy .
The Roman-German Emperor Karl VI. beat him to knight of the Holy Roman Empire at his coronation in 1711 and granted him the secret council dignity in 1713, whereupon von Schönborn gave up the services of the Elector of Mainz and was involved in the settlement of disputes between council and citizens in Frankfurt am Main until 1732 . In 1731 he became a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece and in 1733 ended his activity as Vice Dominus of Aschaffenburg.
In November 1736 Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn was enfeoffed with the place Eschelbronn by his brother, Bishop Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim .
Cultural work
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Von Schönborn is attributed a pronounced sense of music. He was a cellist and owned an extensive collection of instruments and music, including the handwritten works of the Italian composer Giovanni Benedetto Platti . The Italian violinist and composer Andrea Zani dedicated several cello concertos to von Schönborn, and Antonio Caldara dedicated 17 cello sonatas and one cello concerto to him. The Count's collection of instruments is kept in Wiesentheid Castle.
He was also known as a builder. When he took over the rule in Wiesentheid , he had extensive renovation work carried out on his new residence ( Ensemble Schloss Wiesentheid ) and the Waldenstein branch church .
See also
literature
- Max Domarus : Rudolf Franz Erwein v. Schönborn, Count and Lord of Wiesentheid, 1677–1754 - man, artist, statesman. , Self-published, Wiesentheid 1954
- New genealogical-historical news , volume 43, p. 832 ( digitized in the Google book search).
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Günter Christ: Schönborn, Rudolf Franz Erwein von. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 694 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ Kulturpfad-grafen-castell.de
- ^ Gabriele Guggolz: The local lords of Eschelbronn in 1200 years of Eschelbronn, 789–1989 , page 23 ff.
- ↑ Music collection of the Counts of Schönborn-Wiesentheid , fabian.sub.uni-goettingen.de
- ↑ schoenborn.de
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Eleonore von Dernbach |
Count of Wiesentheid 1704–1754 |
Joseph Franz Bonaventure von Schönborn-Wiesentheid |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schönborn, Rudolf Franz Erwein from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schönborn, Rudolphus Franciscus Erwinus de; Schönborn, Rudolf Erwein Franz von; Schönborn, Rudolf Erwein von; Schönborn-Wiesentheid, Rudolf Franz Erwein; Schönborn, Rudolf Franz von; Schönborn, Rudolph Franz Erwein from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician, diplomat and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1754 |
| Place of death | Gaibach |