Wilhelm von Plettenberg

Wilhelm von Plettenberg-Lenhausen

Wilhelm von Plettenberg zu Lenhausen (* around 1652; † February 2, 1711 ) was Colonel and Land Commander of the Teutonic Order and Canon of Speyer.

family

Wilhelm grew up as the son of Bernhard von Plettenberg zu Lenhausen (1615–1679) and his wife Odilia von Fürstenberg zu Schnellenberg and Waterlappe (1617–1683) in one of the oldest and most important Westphalian noble families . His siblings were

Friedrich Christian (1644–1706, Prince-Bishop of Münster),
Maria Ida, canon of Fröndenberg, ⚭ Johann Friedrich von Beverförde,
Christian Dietrich (1647–1694, canon and cathedral scholaster in Hildesheim),
Friedrich Mauritz (1648–1714, Canon in Hildesheim and Münster),
Ferdinand (1650–1712, provost in Münster),
Ursula Helene (1654–1720, ⚭ 1671 Franz Wilhelm von Galen ),
Johann Adolph von Plettenberg (1655-1696, kurkölnischer chamberlain and privy ) and
Bernhard (1657–1708, cathedral cantor in Paderborn).

Plettenberg studied at the University of Paderborn until 1665 . After the resignation of his brother Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg , he became canon in Speyer that same year . In 1674 he was Commander of Coming Brackel as a knight of the Teutonic Order . He was then from 1679 to 1688 Komtur der Kommende Welheim . He was also a colonel of an infantry regiment in the service of the Prince Diocese of Paderborn and the Monastery of Münster . In 1688 Plettenberg was elected governor of the Teutonic Order in the Westphalia district. From 1690 he was Landkomtur der Landkommende Mühlheim and took his leave as Colonel.

During his tenure as Landkomtur, the construction of the Church of St. Margaretha began in the Kommende Mülheim , in which he was also buried.

Von-Plettenberg-Strasse in Mülheim is named after him.

personal data
SURNAME	Plettenberg, Wilhelm von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Plettenberg zu Lenhausen, Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Land Komtur of the Teutonic Order
DATE OF BIRTH	17th century
DATE OF DEATH	February 2, 1711