Michael Karl von Althann
Michael Karl von Althann (Italian Michele Carlo Althann ; Hungarian Mihály Karl von Althan ; born May 29, 1702 in Glatz , County Glatz ; † June 6, 1756 in Vienna ) was Count of Goldburg and Murstetten . From 1728 to 1734 he was Archbishop of Bari and from 1734 to 1756 Bishop of Waitzen .
Life
Michael Karl came from the noble family Althann . His parents were Michael Ferdinand, Count von Althann and Maria Eleonore Eva, née Countess Lazansky von Bukowa ( Lažanská z Bukové) . Michael Karl studied from 1718 at the Sapienza in Rome, where he received his doctorate in law in 1725. Even during his studies he had several preludes : he was archpriest of Opole and St. Gallen as well as a prelate at the Roman Curia . On May 1, 1726 he was ordained a priest and on September 20, 1728 he was appointed Archbishop of Bari .
After the death of his uncle Michael Friedrich von Althann in 1734, he was nominated as his successor to the bishopric of Waitzen . The papal confirmation came on December 2, 1735. Like his predecessor, he campaigned for the spiritual renewal of his diocese and the reconstruction of the churches as well as the settlement with Germans. He died in Vienna and was buried in the Waitzen cemetery.
Works
- Materia Tentaminis Publici, Cum Annexis Thesibus Ex Institutionum Imperialium Quatuor Libris Desumptis . In: Diplomatarium Garstense . Trattner Verlag, Vienna 1754 digitized
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Althann, Friedrich Graf . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 1st part. University book printer L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 17 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Michael Karl von Althann on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Joachim Bahlcke : Hungarian episcopate and Austrian monarchy digitized
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Karl von Althann, Archbishop of Bari . geneall.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Maria Eleonore Eva, Countess Lazansky von Bukowa . geneall.net. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Claudia Zonta: Silesian students at Italian universities. (PDF) A prosopographical study on the early modern history of education. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008 ; accessed on August 23, 2019 .
- ↑ The Catholic Church Archives of Historical Hungary . katolikus.hu. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ↑ genealogy by villages from N to T . ungarndeutsche.de. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Friedrich von Althann |
Bishop of Waitzen 1734–1756 |
Christoph Anton from Migazzi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Althann, Michael Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Althann, Michael Karl Graf von; Althan, Michele Carlo (Italian); Althan, Mihály Karl von (Hungarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archbishop of Bari; Bishop Waitzen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glatz , County Glatz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1756 |
| Place of death | Vienna |