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Anselm Franz von Schönborn-Heusenstamm

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Anselm Franz von Schönborn
Count of Schönborn-Heusenstamm
Born(1681-01-05)5 January 1681
Mainz
Died10 August 1726(1726-08-10) (aged 45)
Mainz
SpouseMaria Theresia von Montfort-Tettnang
IssueEugen Erwein von Schönborn-Heusenstamm
HouseSchönborn-Heusenstamm
FatherMelchior Friedrich Graf von Schönborn-Buchheim
MotherMaria Anna Sophia Johanna von Boineburg-Lengsfeld

Anselm Franz, Graf von Schönborn-Heusenstamm (5 January 1681 – 10 August 1726) was a German landowner and aristocrat.

Early life

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Schönborn was born on 5 January 1681 in Mainz. He was a younger son of Melchior Friedrich von Schönborn-Buchheim (1644–1717), a Minister of State of the Electorate of Mainz, and his wife, Baroness Maria Anna Sophia Johanna von Boineburg-Lengsfeld (1652–1726).[1] Among his brothers were the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn,[2] Friedrich Karl von Schönborn-Buchheim (who served as Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire under Joseph I from 1705 to 1734),[3] and Prince-Bishop of Speyer Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim,[4] as well as the diplomat and composer Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn and the Elector and Archbishop of Trier, Franz Georg von Schönborn.[5]

His paternal grandfather was Baron Philipp Erwein von Schönborn and his uncle was Lothar Franz von Schönborn, the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz and Bishop of Bamberg, who is known today for commissioning a number of Baroque buildings, such as the palace Schloss Weissenstein.[6] His maternal grandfather was Baron Johann Christian von Boyneburg.[7]

Career

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Heusenstamm Castle, built in 1661 for Baron Philipp Erwein von Schönborn

As his father became increasingly wealthy, especially in the Aschaffenburg area, he gave up his previous residence in Schönborn Castle in Heusenstamm, which had been built by his father, Baron Philipp Erwein von Schönborn, in favor of Anselm Franz. Established as a German statelet in 1717, the County of Schönborn-Heusenstamm was a partition of Schönborn, in the south of modern Hesse, Germany.[8]

Personal life

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Schönborn was married to Countess Maria Theresia von Montfort (1698–1751), a daughter of Count Anton III von Montfort-Pfannberg and Countess Maria Anna Leopoldine von Thun und Hohenstein.[9] Together, they were the parents of one son, born posthumously:[10]

Schönborn died on 10 August 1726 in Mainz before his son and heir, Eugen Erwein, was born there on 17 January 1727. After his son's death in 1801, the Heusenstamm property passed into the hands of the Wiesentheid branch of the family.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Schiedermair, Werner (2011). Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden (German). Fink. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89870-145-7.
  2. ^ "Biografie Johann Philipp Franz Graf von Schönborn (German)". Bayerische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Biografie Friedrich Carl, Graf von Schönborn (German)". Bayerische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Schönborn" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  5. ^ Schmid, Wolfgang. "Franz Georg von Schönborn". Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ Friedhelm Jürgensmeier (1987), "Lothar Franz von Schönborn", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 15, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 227–228; (full text online)
  7. ^ Archiv des Historischen Vereins von Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg (in German). 1890. p. 45. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ Neumann, Balthasar (1921). Die Briefe Balthasar Neumanns an Friedrich Karl von Schönborn (in German). Gebr. Hofer. p. 238. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b Heinrich, Rolf-Torsten (27 November 2014). Erfurter Wappenbuch (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-7347-3242-3. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  10. ^ Maué, Hermann; Brink, Sonja (1989). Die Grafen von Schönborn: Kirchenfürsten, Sammler, Mäzene : Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, 18. Februar bis 23. April 1989 (in German). Das Nationalmuseum. pp. 45, 56, 135. ISBN 978-3-926982-07-0. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ Ahnen-Tafeln (in German). Sauerländer. 1846. p. 70. Retrieved 13 August 2024.