Franz Ferdinand von Rummel

Contemporary engraving with the portrait of Franz Ferdinand von Rummels.

Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Rummel (born October 28, 1644 in Weiden in the Upper Palatinate ; † March 15, 1716 in Vienna ) was educator and religion teacher of the Roman-German Emperor Joseph I from 1684 , became Bishop of Tinna and Provost of Ardagger and Breslau and was Prince-Bishop of the Diocese of Vienna from 1706 to 1716 .

Coat of arms as the Bishop of Vienna

Franz Ferdinand's birthplace in Weiden

Life

Franz Ferdinand von Rummel from an old Nuremberg patrician family studied law , philosophy and Catholic theology in Ingolstadt and wanted to join the Capuchin order . Marco d'Aviano prophesied his success as a secular priest and, after Rummel's ordination, recommended him as educator and religion teacher of the Roman-German Emperor Joseph I. In addition, the wife of Emperor Leopold I , Eleonore Magdalene von Pfalz-Neuburg , supported him began because his grandfather Johann Rummel had already served as a councilor in the Pfalz-Neuburg family . From 1684 he practiced this activity, but was soon attacked and slandered. Through the mediation of Emperor Leopold, he became Bishop of Tinna and Provost of Ardagger and Breslau.

On July 11th, 1706 he was appointed Prince-Bishop of the Diocese of Vienna by Joseph I. The papal confirmation took place on October 4th.

He was concerned about pastoral care and was able to achieve an increase in priestly ordinations. In 1708 there were 111 ordinations in the small Viennese diocese. He introduced the feast of the Rosary and in 1711 had the Pummerin poured out of the cannon balls of the second Turkish siege . He also mediated between the emperor and Pope Clement XI. when Austrian troops occupied areas of the Papal States in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1708 .

Towards the end of his life he was seriously ill and could only sleep sitting up. He died at the age of 72 in 1716 and was buried in the bishop 's crypt in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna .

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Rummel, Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 27th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1874, p. 258 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Ernst Tomek: Church history of Austria . Tyrolia, Innsbruck - Vienna - Munich 1935–59.
• Friedrich von Rummel: Franz Ferdinand von Rummel: teacher of Emperor Joseph I and Prince-Bishop of Vienna (1644–1716). Series of publications by the Institute for Austrian Studies. Oldenbourg, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-486-50131-3 .
• Franz Loidl : History of the Archdiocese of Vienna . Herold, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7008-0223-4 .
• Johann Ascherl (2005): From the Young Palatinate to the Imperial Court. The career of the outsider Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Rummel. In the local history working group Vohenstrauss, Streifzüge, 20th year, issue 27, pp. 13–15.
• Johann Weißensteiner:  Rummel, Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 248 f. ( Digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Franz Ferdinand von Rummel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on Franz Ferdinand von Rummel on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Franz Anton von Harrach	Bishop of Vienna 1706 - 1716	Sigismund von Kollonitz