Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg

Wilhelm Anton Freiherr von der Asseburg (16 February 1707 – 26 December 1782) was a German clergyman and Prince-Bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn. He was ordained in 1763 and appointed bishop in 1763.

Early life Von der Asseburg was born into the House of Asseburg on 16 February 1707 at Hinnenburg Castle near Brakel in the Oberwaldischer district of the Bishopric of Paderborn, which he would later head as Prince-Bishop.

In 1779, he agreed to the elevation of Corvey to a diocese. In doing so, he ended the old dispute over whether the former Princely Abbey belonged to the Diocese of Paderborn.

Personal life Wilhelm Anton died on 26 December 1782 and was buried in the central aisle of Paderborn Cathedral. At his death, he left behind a Bishopric that was on the rise. He had already ordained his nephew and direct successor, Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen, as Bishop on 23 October 1763 in Hildesheim Cathedral. His contemporaries praised the deceased as "a good bishop and a good ruler."