Rabbi Michael Mayer Bresslau

He rose to become supplier to the court and to the army. In particular he enjoyed the confidence of the Prince-Bishop Maximilian Friedrich Graf von Königsegg-Rothenfels. In the year 1771 because of his success and his reputation he was elected by the leaders of all the Jewish communities in the Münsterland to be the Rabbi of the Land and thus the leader of all Jewry in Münster, which the Prince-Bishop did not look upon unfavourably since he had newly created this office especially for him. He received broad powers, not simply as religious head, but also as the highest judicial authority over his communities. According to his certificate of appointment from the Prince-Bishop, Warendorf was designated as his official place of residence.