Werner Anton von Plettenberg

Oil painting by Werner Anton von Plettenberg in Nordkirchen Castle

Werner Anton Adolf Freiherr von Plettenberg (born February 20, 1688 ; † June 1711 in Vienna ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Werner Anton Adolf von Plettenberg grew up as the son of Johann Adolph von Plettenberg (1655–1696) and his wife Franziska Theresa von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht (1667–1722) in one of the oldest and most important noble families in Westphalia .

His siblings were:

• Anna Maria Magdalene (1679–1707, ⚭ 1699 Johann Matthias von der Recke zu Steinfurt (1671–1734))
• Ursula (1685–1733, ⚭ Ernst Dietrich Anton von Droste zu Füchten )
• Friedrich Christian Ferdinand (* 1689)
• Ferdinand (1690–1737, Prime Minister of the Electorate of Cologne )
• Friedrich Bernhard Wilhelm (1695–1730, official resignation in Werl and Canon in Paderborn)

Werner Anton received in 1701 by the Turnar in Münster a Dompräbende . On August 8, 1706 renounced it because he heir of his uncle, Prince Bishop Friedrich Christian was. During his tenure , he had acquired a considerable fortune, including Nordkirchen Castle . His uncle Ferdinand was his guardian in the matter of inheritance. A study trip between 1702 and 1708 took Werner Anton to the cities of Mainz, Erfurt and Gießen. In 1709 he went on a two-year country trip to get to know the Netherlands, France, Italy and Austria. During this trip he died of a lung disease in Vienna at the age of 23. His younger brother Ferdinand , who later became Prime Minister, became heir to the extensive estates.

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• Marcus Weidner: Landadel in Münster 1600–1760 , Aschendorff-Verlag 2000.

Web links

• Werner Anton Adolf von Plettenberg Short biography on the Internet portal "Westphalian History"
• Family history of Plettenberg Entry at www.lwl.org
• Von Plettenberg's personal database at Germania Sacra
• Documents from Plettenberg State Archive North Rhine-Westphalia