Ueber das Leben und die Verdienste Johann von Dalbergs

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Dalberg, however, passed away in 1692 as President of the Imperial Chamber Court original: "Kaiserliches Kammergericht" at Wetzlar. These were positions that required their own insightful men. But so as not to distance myself too far from my goal, I will only mention Wolfgang Eberhard and Franz Eckenbert von Dalberg, two brothers. The first was Imperial and Electoral Palatine Privy Councilor, Knight and Chancellor of the Order of Saint Hubert, Court Chamberlain, President, and Magistrate at Oppenheim. The latter was an active Imperial Privy Councilor and Primate of the Upper Rhenish Knighthood. These two brothers conceived the glorious and sublime resolution to dedicate their magnificent library of 7,000 items (3) in Mainz to the common good and, as it were, to elevate it to a public one. Indeed, their love, their inclination toward scholarship was so strong,

(3) Mr. Gerken mentions it in the 3rd part of his Travels, page 48 and following, and lists only three books from it. On page 51, however, he says it may consist of approximately 3,000 volumes. Whether the number here or in Gauhen's Lexicon of Nobility original: "Adelslexikon", Part 1, Column 232, is the correct one, I cannot decide. However, I agree more with the latter report, as this family library, of which I will mention more below, is already very old and has been constantly increased by the Lords of Dalberg.

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