Anton Peter Příchovský from Příchovice
Anton Peter Count Příchovský von Příchovice (German Przichowsky von Przichowitz ) (born August 28, 1707 in welding ; † April 14, 1793 ) was the 21st Archbishop of Prague .
Live and act
Příchovský came from a long-established West Bohemian noble family. He studied theology in Rome and Prague . In 1731 he received the priesthood and graduated at the Charles University in Prague for a doctor of theology . On November 19, 1752 he was appointed episcopal coadjutor and successor in office and appointed auxiliary bishop in Prague and titular bishop of Hemesa .
Between 1754 and 1763 Příchovský was Bishop of Königgrätz . After the death of the Prague Archbishop Johann Moritz Gustav von Manderscheid-Blankenheim , Příchovský was his successor and was enthroned on May 13, 1764.
During his tenure, the new Archbishop's Palace was built on Hradschiner Platz , which has been preserved in its former form to this day.
He found his final resting place in St. Vitus Cathedral .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Przichowský von Przichowitz, Anton Peter Graf von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 24th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1872, p. 32 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Anton Peter Příchovský von Příchovice in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Entry about Anton Peter Příchovský von Příchovice on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Johann Moritz Gustav von Manderscheid-Blankenheim |
Archbishop of Prague 1764–1793 |
Wilhelm Florentin of Salm-Salm |
Johann Joseph Wratislaw von Mitrowitz |
Bishop of Königgrätz 1754–1763 |
Hermann Hannibal von Blümegen |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Příchovský from Příchovice, Anton Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Příchovský von Příchovice, Anton Peter Graf (full name); Przichowsky von Przichowitz, Anton Peter (German) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Prague |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1707 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Welding |
DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1793 |