Adalbert II von Walderdorff

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Portrait around 1758, painted by Johann Andreas Herrlein
Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishop of Fulda

Adalbert von Walderdorff OSB (born August 29, 1697 in Molsberg , † September 17, 1759 on the Johannesberg in Rheingau) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and prince-bishop of Fulda.

Life

In 1723 he was admitted to the chapter of the Fulda Abbey and at the same time was given the management of the former Johannisberg monastery in the Rheingau, acquired by Fulda in 1716, where the castle was built in 1717-23. He was provost in Blankenau from 1735 to 1757. The organ prospectus in the Blankenau monastery church and his coat of arms above the cellar entrance of the former office (inn “Zum Löwen”) at the confluence of the street named after him at the confluence of the street named after him into the Lüdertalstraße in Blankenau reminds of his work there . He donated two bells of the Blankenau peal bearing his coat of arms. A portrait of him is in the offices of the Catholic parish office of Blankenau, which is located in the former Blankenau provost's office.

From 1757 to 1759 he was prince abbot and bishop of Fulda. The electoral prince-bishop took place on January 17, 1757 with a majority vote as Adalbert II. He became the successor of Amand von Buseck . His brother was Johann IX. Philipp von Walderdorff , Archbishop and Elector of Trier.

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predecessor Office successor
Amand von Buseck Prince-Bishop and Abbot of Fulda
1757 - 1759 		Heinrich von Bibra
personal data
SURNAME Walderdorff, Adalbert II. Von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walderdorff, Adalbert von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince Abbot and Bishop of Fulda
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1697
PLACE OF BIRTH Molsberg
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 1759
Place of death Johannesberg, Rheingau