Johann Friedrich von Waldstein-Wartenberg

Johann Friedrich Paternus Count von Waldstein and Wartenberg (born August 21, 1756 in Vienna ; † April 15, 1812 ) was Salzburg Cathedral Dean from 1797 to 1802 and Bishop of Seckau from 1802 to 1812 .

biography

Johann Friedrich was born in Vienna in 1756 as the second son of the then Imperial Chamberlain Emanuel Philibert Johann Count von Waldstein and Wartenberg (1731–1775), later Imperial Chamberlain and Lord zu Dux , and Maria Anna Theresa Princess von und zu Liechtenstein (1738–1814) born. His grandfather, Count Franz Joseph (1709–1771), joined the Capuchin order as a widower . His great-great-uncle (1642–1694) Johann Friedrich Graf von Waldstein was Archbishop of Prague .

Canon of Salzburg

Johann Friedrich was born on March 25, 1795 ? ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Salzburg . He was canon of Salzburg (sworn up in 1782) and Augsburg ( Bavaria ). On November 20, 1797 he was elected cathedral dean by the cathedral chapter . From 1800 to 1802 he was a member of the governorship left behind by Archbishop Hieronymus von Colloredo , who had fled to Vienna .

Bishop of Seckau

Archbishop Colloredo consecrated him bishop on August 15, 1802. Until his death in 1812, Count Johann Friedrich was called Johann VI. Prince-Bishop of Seckau.

literature

Bernard Zezi (ed.), Hochfürstlich-Salzburgischer Hof- und Staatsschematismus for the year 1802. Verlag Franz Xaver Duyle (Salzburg 1802), p. 8.
Constantin von Wurzbach : Waldstein, Johann Friedrich Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 52nd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1885, pp. 236–238 ( digitized version ).
Peter Putzer: Kursalzburg. A contribution to the territorial constitutional and administrative history towards the end of the old empire. Jur. Habilitation thesis (mach.); Salzburg 1969. p. 98.
Maximilian Liebmann, in Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1648–1803. ISBN 3-428-06763-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Source: www.catholic-hierarchy.org. However, this information is likely to be incorrect, as Count Johann Friedrich was 38 years old at the time, had been the Salzburg canon for 15 years and was elected dean just two years later.

predecessor	Office	successor
Joseph Adam of Arco	Bishop of Seckau 1802 - 1812	Simon Melchior de Petris

personal data
SURNAME	Waldstein-Wartenberg, Johann Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Waldstein, Johann Friedrich Count of; Waldstein, Johann Friedrich Graf; Waldstein and Wartenberg, Johann Friedrich Paternus Count von; Waldenstein-Wartenberg, Johann Friedrich Count of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince-Bishop of Seckau
DATE OF BIRTH	August 21, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	April 15, 1812
Place of death	uncertain: Graz

[1] Source: www.catholic-hierarchy.org. However, this information is likely to be incorrect, as Count Johann Friedrich was 38 years old at the time, had been the Salzburg canon for 15 years and was elected dean just two years later.