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The House of Droste zu Vischering is the name of an old and important
Droste-vischering.jpg, Clemens August Droste zu Vischering
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Maria Droste zu Vischering.jpg, Maria Droste zu Vischering
The House of Droste zu Vischering is the name of an old and important Westphalia
Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the regio ...
n noble family
Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below royalty. Nobility has often been an estate of the realm with many exclusive functions and characteristics. The characteris ...
in the Prince-Bishopric of Münster
The Prince-Bishopric of Münster (german: Fürstbistum Münster; Bistum Münster, Hochstift Münster) was a large ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lo ...
.
Notable family members
* Bishop Clemens August Droste zu Vischering (1773–1845), Archbishop of Cologne *Mary of the Divine Heart
Mary of the Divine Heart (Münster, 8 September 1863 – Porto, 8 June 1899), born Maria Droste zu Vischering, was a German noblewoman and Roman Catholic religious sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. She is be ...
(Maria Droste zu Vischering, 1863–1899), Catholic nun
* Gottfried von Droste zu Vischering-Padberg (1908–1992), Physical chemist
See also
* Erbdrostenhof in Münster, Westphalia *Vischering Castle
Vischering Castle (german: Burg Vischering) in Lüdinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia is the most typical moated castle in the Münster (region) of Germany. This region has one of the highest German concentrations of castles, palaces and forti ...
in Lüdinghausen, Münsterland
* Castle of Darfeld in Rosendahl, Münsterland
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* {{Authority control German noble families Political families of Germany Surnames Westphalian nobility