Wilbrand Korff called Schmising

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Wilbrand Korff called Schmising (* in the 16th century; † December 24, 1557 ) was canon in Münster .

Life

Origin and family

Wilbrand Korff gen. Schmising came from the Westphalian noble family Korff , whose family branches belong to the oldest rural noble families in the Münsterland . Numerous well-known personalities have emerged from it. He was the son of Caspar (Jaspar) Korff called Schmising zu Harkotten and his wife Anna von Merveldt . His brothers Hermann and Bernhard were canons in Münster and Otto , his uncle, was cathedral dean in Münster from 1484 to 1494 .

Act

On September 4, 1535, Wilbrand was appointed administrator of the Frisian Chamber Office by Bishop Franz von Waldeck after Gisbert Ketteler had died. At the beginning of the 14th century, five parishes near Groningen had placed themselves under the protection of the Bishop of Münster, so that the Frisian areas belonged to the administrative area of ​​the diocese of Münster. In 1540 he was mentioned as a canon. He took over the office of cathedral bursar on September 29, 1548. This involved managing the business operations in the cathedral chapter . His election as provost of the old cathedral in Münster fell on August 20, 1552. Wilbrand was also in possession of the Obedience Blasii .

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  • 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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SURNAME Korff called Schmising, Wilbrand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canon in Munster
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1557