Anton Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg

Anton Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg (baptized January 29, 1662 in Trient ; † April 5, 1730 ) was Prince-Bishop of Trento from 1726 to 1730 .

Life

He was born in Trient in 1662 as the son of Gaudenz Fortunat von Wolkenstein-Trostburg and Margarethe von Altemps . The Wolkenstein-Trostburg dynasty , a sideline of the lords of Vilanders, has been attested as ministerial of the prince-bishops of Trento since the 12th century ; the elevation to the baron status took place in 1476, that of the counts in 1630.

Anton Dominikus studied in Ingolstadt and Padua , where he received his Dr. iur. utr. received his doctorate. It was 1679 canon ordained in Trento, 1686 a priest in 1699 Scholastikus in Trento.

Johann Benedikt Gentilotti died just a few days after being elected Bishop of Trento. The cathedral chapter chose Wolkenstein Trostburg his successor on January 26, 1726th The papal confirmation took place on April 8, 1726, the diocese took possession on April 25, and the episcopal ordination on June 2, 1726.

Anton Dominikus visited the Judiciary and the Vallagarina . He allowed the Order of the Ursulines to settle in Trento. Anton Dominikus left the government of the bishopric to his brother Kaspar. Anton Dominikus is ascribed a great generosity and an exemplary way of life, but he lacked the talent for leadership and organization.

In 1728 the Diocese of Passau , previously a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salzburg , was exempted . As compensation, the Archbishop of Salzburg, Leopold Anton von Firmian , suggested separating Trients from the Metropolitan Association of the Patriarchate of Aquileia and joining it to Salzburg. Wolkenstein-Trostburg gave its approval, but the plan failed due to resistance from the cathedral chapter and the city council of Trento.

Anton Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg died on April 5, 1730 and was buried in the Cathedral of Trento .

The Electoral Palatinate Chamberlain Peter Anton von Wolkenstein-Trostburg , to whom an epitaph at the St. Pankratius Church in Schwetzingen is dedicated, was his brother.

literature

• Josef Gelmi : Wolkenstein-Trostburg, Anton Dominikus Reichsgraf von. In: Erwin Gatz (Ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire. 1648 to 1803. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-06763-0 . P. 572 f.

Web links

• Entry on Antonius Dominikus von Wolkenstein-Trostburg on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on February 9, 2018.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Benedikt Gentilotti	Prince-Bishop of Trento 1726–1730	Dominikus Anton von Thun