Franz Konrad von Stadion and Thannhausen

Prince-Bishop's coat of arms

Franz Konrad Reichsfreiherr (Reichsgraf since 1686) of Stadion and Thannhausen (born August 29, 1679 in Arnstein ; † March 6, 1757 in Bamberg ) was Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1753 to 1757 .

Entrance portal of the Marmelsteiner Hof in Würzburg

Like many of his family members from the Stadion house, Franz Konrad also took advantage of the opportunities offered by the imperial church as a supply institution to the Catholic nobility and joined the cathedral monastery in Bamberg as early as 1695. After studying in Rome and Angers , Franz Konrad was electoral Mainz ambassador to the Brandenburg-Prussian and Saxon courts from 1709 . In addition to Bamberg, Franz Konrad was also represented in the Würzburg cathedral chapter from 1719 , where he held the office of provost from 1727 and had the “Domherrenhof Stadion” ( Marmelsteiner Hof ) built by Balthasar Neumann in 1747 .

After the death of the Bamberg prince-bishop Johann Philipp Anton von und zu Franckenstein , the Bamberg cathedral chapter elected him in the second ballot on July 23, 1753 as his successor. The papal confirmation accompanying the award of the pallium came shortly afterwards on September 26th of the same year.

The newly elected bishop was a religious man, which was also reflected in the introduction of a new catechism for school instruction in the Bamberg Monastery, which he initiated. He also promoted the popular mission of the Jesuits.

Franz Konrad was appointed bishop and sovereign for only a short time; he died less than four years after taking office in March 1757 and was buried in Bamberg Cathedral . His grave monument is in the Michael's Church .

The coat of arms of the prince-bishop is attached to the old town hall in Bamberg above the gate that faces the island town.

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Stadium, Franz Conrad Graf (Prince-Bishop) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 37th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1878, p. 28 ( digitized version ).
Erwin Gatz (ed.): The bishops of the Holy Roman Empire. A biographical lexicon. 1648 to 1803. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-06763-0 .

Web links

Commons : Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Stefan Kummer : Architecture and fine arts from the beginnings of the Renaissance to the end of the Baroque. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes; Volume 2: From the Peasants' War in 1525 to the transition to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814. Theiss, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8062-1477-8 , pp. 576–678 and 942–952, here: pp. 655 f. and 949.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann Philipp Anton von und zu Frankenstein	Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1753 - 1757	Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim

personal data
SURNAME	Stadium and Thannhausen, Franz Konrad von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stadium and Thannhausen, Franz Konrad Reichsfreiherr von; Stadium and Thannhausen, Franz Konrad Reichsgraf von (since 1686)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
DATE OF BIRTH	August 29, 1679
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arnstein
DATE OF DEATH	March 6, 1757
Place of death	Bamberg

[1] Stefan Kummer : Architecture and fine arts from the beginnings of the Renaissance to the end of the Baroque. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes; Volume 2: From the Peasants' War in 1525 to the transition to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814. Theiss, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8062-1477-8 , pp. 576–678 and 942–952, here: pp. 655 f. and 949.