Thomas von Quentel
Thomas von Quentel (* around 1629 in Cologne ; † January 28, 1690 in Strasbourg ) was a priest and official . He comes from the Cologne early printer family Heinrich Quentell .
The youngest son of a court councilor from Kurkölner studied in Rome at the Collegium Germanicum and since January 12, 1645 in Padua . Back in Germany since 1648 , he received his doctorate in Cologne. jur. and since July 30, 1646 had a canonical at St. Severin (Cologne) , which he renounced in 1686. Since 1656 provost to St. Andreas (Cologne) , he became canon in Cologne on February 1, 1662 and a member of the church council on June 1. As a grand sealer he was made official for the Archdiocese of Cologne on April 3, 1664 by Archbishop Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern . In St. Ursula (Cologne) , too , he obtained a canonical on April 8, 1666, to which, however, he had already given up on July 9, 1667.
As an advocate of Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg and one of his staunchest partisans, he voted for him in the bishopric election on January 7, 1688 and fled with him to Strasbourg in the course of the Cologne War that followed the election.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ludwig Hepding: The Quentel early printer family in Cologne. In: Mitteilungen der Westdeutsche Gesellschaft für Familienkunde 58 (1970), pp. 197–208, here p. 197.
See also
- List of Cologne Canons
- List of Cologne officials
- List of Cologne Vicars General
- List of the auxiliary bishops of Cologne
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg |
Bailiff of the Archbishopric of Cologne (pledge possession; together with Gottfried von Quentel) 1688–1689 |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quentel, Thomas von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German priest and official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1629 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1690 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |