Johann Wilhelm Libštejnský von Kolowrat

Johann Wilhelm Libštejnský von Kolowrat (also: Johann Wilhelm Reichsgraf Kolowrat-Liebsteinský ; Czech: Jan Vilém hrabě Libštejnský z Kolovrat ; * 1627 in Innsbruck ; † 31 May 1668 in Brno ) was appointed Archbishop of Prague .

Life

His parents lived at the archducal court in Innsbruck. Johann Wilhelm studied as an alumna of the Collegium Germanicum in Rome and owned canonicals in Brno and Olomouc , where he was also a scholar . After the death of the Prague Archbishop Ernst Adalbert von Harrach , Emperor Leopold I nominated him as his successor in November 1667 and the Prague Cross Lords with the Red Star also chose him as their Grand Master . He was unable to take up either office because he died in his brother's house in Brno before the papal confirmation.

His body was buried in the Olomouc Cathedral , his heart in the church in Reichenau an der Knieschna .

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Johann Wilhelm . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 382 ( digitized version ).
Kurt A. Huber . In Erwin Gatz : The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1648–1803 , ISBN 3-428-06763-0 , p. 240

predecessor	Office	successor
Ernst Adalbert von Harrach	Archbishop of Prague 1667–1668	Matthäus Ferdinand Sobek von Bilenberg

personal data
SURNAME	Libštejnský von Kolowrat, Johann Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Johann Wilhelm Imperial Count Kolowrat-Liebsteinský; Jan Vilém hrabě Libštejnský z Kolovrat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of Prague
DATE OF BIRTH	1627
PLACE OF BIRTH	innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH	May 31, 1668
Place of death	Brno