Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf

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Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf

Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf (born July 14, 1699 in Paris , † September 28, 1747 in Breslau ) was Bishop of Raab in Hungary and Prince-Bishop of Breslau and cardinal .

biography

Origin and early years

Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf came from the noble family von Sinzendorf and was born in Paris, where his father Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf was the imperial ambassador at the time. As the second-born son, he was designated for the clergy. He received his training in Vienna and from 1714 at the Jesuit College in Rome, where he received his doctorate in theology and law in 1717 . His acquaintance with Monsignor Lambertini, later Pope Benedict XIV , goes back to this time.

After his father was court chancellor in 1705 and court chancellor in 1712, Emperor Charles VI. had become, Philipp Ludwig received - even before 1722 carried ordination  - canonries in Cologne , Salzburg and Olomouc .

Bishop of Raab

The next promotion also took place with the help of his influential father: Although Philipp Ludwig had not yet reached the canonical age , he was elected bishop of the Hungarian diocese of Raab in 1725 . The papal appointment was combined with a corresponding dispensation , the episcopal ordination donated to him on November 17, 1726 in Vienna Archbishop Girolamo Grimaldi . Just two years later, the Pope appointed him cardinal priest and on August 14, 1730 transferred the titular church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva to him .

Bishop of Wroclaw

Coat of arms of the Breslau bishop Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf
Modern tracing of the coat of arms

Against massive resistance from the Wroclaw Cathedral Chapter , which had spoken out in favor of the election of Auxiliary Bishop Elias Daniel von Sommerfeld , Emperor Karl VI. in his capacity as King of Bohemia in 1732 the election of Philipp Ludwig as Prince-Bishop of Breslau.

During the reign of Philipp Ludwig, most of his diocese fell under Prussian rule after the First Silesian War in 1742 . In contrast to his cathedral chapter, which took a hostile attitude towards the plans of the new secular ruler, the prince-bishop tried to get closer to King Friedrich II by congratulating him on his success on October 9, 1741. Nevertheless, at Friedrich's insistence in 1743, Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch was elected coadjutor in Breslau .

Philipp Ludwig advocated tolerant thinking and acting in religious matters. In a pastoral letter of August 28, 1742, he forbade Catholics to heresize Protestants and urged his subjects to treat one another in a Christian way. He intended to raise clergy education and reform schools. A realization was not possible due to the resistance of the cathedral chapter. Therefore he applied for the archbishop's chair in Salzburg , but was unsuccessful with his application. A few months later he died and was buried in the Breslau Cathedral .

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predecessor Office successor
Christian August of Saxony-Zeitz Bishop of Raab
1726–1732 		Ferenc Zichy
Franz Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg Prince-Bishop of Breslau
1732–1747 		Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch
personal data
SURNAME Sinzendorf, Philipp Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zinzendorf, Philipp Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bishop of Raab, Prince-Bishop of Breslau, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1699
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1747
Place of death Wroclaw