Franz Anton von Harrach

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Franz Anton Prince of Harrach as Prince-Bishop of Vienna

Prince Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau (born October 2, 1665 in Vienna , † July 18, 1727 in Salzburg ) was appointed coadjutor of the diocese of Vienna and titular bishop of Epiphany in Syria in 1701 , and was Prince-Bishop of Vienna from 1702 to 1705 1705 Coadjutor Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, reigned from 1709 to 1727 as one of the most important prince archbishops , the Archbishopric of Salzburg and was built by Emperor Leopold I in a personal capacity in the imperial princes levied.

biography

Origin and relatives

Coat of arms as the Bishop of Vienna
Coat of arms as Prince and Archbishop of Salzburg

Franz Anton was a son of Ferdinand Bonaventura I. Count von Harrach (1637–1706), confidante of Emperor Leopold I , and Johanna Theresia Countess von Lamberg . His younger brother was Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach (1669–1742), the progenitor of the later house. Franz Anton grew up in Madrid, studied canon law and civil law at the Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum de Urbe in Rome . It was built by Emperor Leopold I in a personal capacity in the imperial princes levied.

Career as a clergyman

In 1685 Franz Anton became canon in Passau , in 1687 canon in Salzburg and in 1692 cathedral dean there. Emperor Leopold I appointed him coadjutor of Vienna in July 1701 , and papal confirmation took place on December 1st. He also became titular bishop of Epiphany in Syria . When Prince-Bishop Ernest Graf von Trautson died on January 7, 1702, Harrach was his successor and was ordained bishop by Johann Philipp von Lamberg , Prince-Bishop of the Diocese of Passau ; Co-consecrators were Johann Raimund von Lamberg OFMCap , auxiliary bishop in Passau, and Albert Ernst von Wartenberg , auxiliary bishop in Regensburg . On October 19, 1705 he was appointed coadjutor of the Prince and Archbishop of Salzburg, Johann Ernst Graf von Thun , and was confirmed by the Pope in April 1706 . After Thun's death on May 29, 1709, he became the ruling prince and archbishop in Salzburg.

Act

Grave of Prince and Archbishop Harrach
Monument to Prince and Archbishop Harrach in Salzburg Cathedral

As Prince-Bishop Franz Anton von Harrach was benevolent, affable and popular, he loved the pomp and had the Mirabell Palace in Salzburg significantly enlarged and renovated. The impressive Rococo staircase (marble staircase) and the marble hall were created in the process ; from 1710 to 1711 he had the Salzburg residence renewed. His reign was generally calm; Contemporaries already spoke of the "Golden Harrach Times". His sense of art, which was shaped by the early Rococo , is particularly famous . He employed well-known artists to carry out the plans and spared no expense. Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach and Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt worked for him as architects, Georg Raphael Donner as sculptor , Johann Michael Rottmayr and Martino Altomonte as painters .

Prince-Bishop Harrach endeavored to promote economy and trade as a source of prosperity. He had the most important trade routes leading there expanded for trade with Venice and the Mediterranean region. Franz Anton von Harrach is buried in the crypt of Salzburg Cathedral .

Remarks

  1. ^ Ferdinand Bonaventura I Count von Harrach (* July 14, 1637 in Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary), † June 15, 1706 ibid), Chamberlain of Archduke Leopold, since 1659 Imperial Court Councilor, Imperial Chamberlain and 1684 Chief Stable Master. From 1673 and 1697 Ambassador Extraordinary to the Spanish Court. After 1698 Obersthofmeister, chairman of the state conference and confidante of Kaiser Leopold (Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (1953 ff.), Vol. 7)

literature

  • Christoph Brandhuber: Recreatio principis. Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Prince of Harrach and his “Retirade” In: Vision and Reality. The Salzburg Residence 1587–1727 (= Austrian Journal for Art and Monument Preservation [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, issue 1/2). Horn / Vienna 2009, pp. 118–125.
  • Christoph Brandhuber, Werner Rainer: A prince keeps a diary. The "Notata" of the Salzburg Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Prince of Harrach (1665-1727). In: Salzburg Archiv 34 (2010), pp. 205–262.
  • Franz Loidl : History of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Herold, Vienna 1983. ISBN 3-7008-0223-4 .
  • Ernst Tomek : Church history of Austria. Tyrolia, Innsbruck - Vienna - Munich 1935–1959.
  • Imma Walderdorff: To the picture galleries in the residence under Prince Archbishop Franz Anton Fürst von Harrach. In: Vision and Reality. The Salzburg Residence 1587–1727 (= Austrian Journal for Art and Monument Preservation [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, issue 1/2). Horn / Vienna 2009, pp. 139–153.
  • Imma Walderdorff, Roswitha Juffinger: Reconstruction of the picture hanging of a wall section of the “beautiful gallery” In: Vision and Reality. The Salzburg Residence 1587–1727 (= Austrian Journal for Art and Monument Preservation [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, issue 1/2). Horn / Vienna 2009, pp. 154–156.
  • Josef Vodka: Church in Austria. Guide through their history. Herder, Vienna 1959.
  • Constantin von Wurzbach : Harrach, Franz Anton Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 374 ( digital copy ).

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predecessor Office successor
Johann Ernst Count of Thun Archbishop of Salzburg
1709–1727 		Leopold Anton Freiherr von Firmian
Ernest Graf von Trautson Bishop of Vienna
1702–1705 		Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Rummel
personal data
SURNAME Harrach, Franz Anton von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harrach zu Rorau, Prince Franz Anton von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of the Diocese of Vienna, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Salzburg
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1665
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 18, 1727
Place of death Salzburg