Cajetan Anton von Notthaft

Anton Cajetan Freiherr Notthafft of White Stone ( born June 23, 1670 the castle Marquartstein; † July 4, 1752 in Berchtesgaden ), a member of Notthafft family, was from 1732 to 1751 Prince Provost of Duke Provost of Berchtesgaden.

Notthafft distinguished himself in the War of Spanish Succession in the fight against the Austro - imperial forces and drove them from Reit im Winkl. When he tried to go incognito, however, after this success in the Netherlands, he was caught and imprisoned until the intervention of his brother in Munich. After his release he went back reinforced the concerns of Berchtesgaden and could work to ensure that the provost of the pen was now elect from its own ranks. Thus, the Wittelsbach family had at the election of a successor of Joseph Clemens of Bavaria in the cold, and it stood from 1723 Julius Heinrich von Rehlinger Wheel and 1732 Cajetan Anton von Notthafft even the prince provost Berchtesgaden before.

Just recently elected Prince Provost to Notthafft looked threatened by a rebellion against his inauguration and therefore issued on 26 October 1732 emigration patent. Then had within three months - a period that was extended due to the approaching winter until April - leave all Protestants Berchtesgaden. This decree was coupled to attract the payment of five guilders for the free purchase from serfdom, as well as the requirement to Hungary. The latter was intended to prevent the wood craftsmen could develop effective competition in their new home. This demand was limited but then after violent protests by the people wanting to ban a settlement in Nuremberg.

Electoral Hanover and Prussia paid the only willingly pay the fee of five guilders for the impotent ones among Protestants and so were the focus for their resettlement. As of April 18, 1733 Bischofswieser attracted overland to Prussia, and as of 22 April, the Auer, Scheffauer and besiegers made ​​( from Maria Gern ) about Hallein by ship to Regensburg and from there on foot to the cities and towns Kurhannovers. Overall, then, more than 1100 of about 9000 inhabitants, the prince provost have left. Their property was confiscated by the pen and sold, the proceeds were in a so-called emigrants checkout. Many of the emigrants, also called exiles arrived in a foreign country to prosperity and even wealth. Especially thanks to the expertise of the former carvers and turners of the Berchtesgaden Was the Nuremberg Toy industry had taken a big upswing.

At the end of the reign of his predecessor Julius Heinrich von Rehlinger Wheel of the construction of the Church of the Assumption in 1731 (also known as Maria Kunterweg ) started in Ramsau near Berchtesgaden and in 1733 completed under Notthafft in the year of the Exodus and inaugurated. In the church a ceiling painting triumphantly documented the emigration of the Protestants, and it is read translated and in the lower chronogram two cartridges from the Latin:

However, after this great loss of more than 10 percent of the population, moreover, of " capable and strong character " peasants and artisans, Notthafft prevented any further emigration. As part of the Counter-Reformation, particularly the Berchtesgaden Franciscan monks excelled as a re- missionaries. When the remaining Protestants also wanted to leave, the passes were blocked again. But the economic power was now greatly weakened, the income, especially in wood crafts declined. Ganghofer has handled this issue in his novel The Great Hunting.

Cajetan Anton Notthafft of White Stone died on July 4, 1752, and found his final resting place under a stone grave slab in the Collegiate Church in Berchtesgaden.

Coat of Arms Cajetan Anton Notthaffts of white stone as Prince Provost

Grave monument to Anton Cajetan Notthafft of white stone