Philipp Moritz of Bavaria

Prince Philipp Moritz of Bavaria, painting by Joseph Vivien

Philipp Moritz Maria Dominik Joseph von Bayern , also Philipp Moritz Maria Dominikus Joseph von Bayern (born August 5, 1698 in Brussels , † March 12, 1719 in Rome ) was a Bavarian prince and posthumously elected prince-bishop of Paderborn and Münster .

Life

Philipp Moritz was a son of Elector Maximilian II. Emanuel of Bavaria (1662–1726) from his marriage to Therese Kunigunde (1676–1730), daughter of the Polish King Johann III. Sobieski .

In 1717 Philipp Moritz went to Rome for theological training with his younger brother Clemens August . Here Philipp Moritz died of measles at the age of 20 . Unaware of the prince's death, the Paderborn Cathedral Chapter elected him Bishop of Paderborn on March 14, 1719 and the Chapter in Münster on March 21, both times unanimously, as Bishop of Münster . The news of his death finally reached Paderborn on March 22nd. After a brief vacancy, the chapters decided in favor of Philipp Moritz's brother Clemens August.

The congratulatory address of the Jesuits shows on the copper engraving on the title page the city under a starry sky with the zodiac sign Gemini, which is supposed to symbolize the brothers. While Clemens August appears in shine, Philipp Moritz sinks into darkness in this depiction. Philipp Moritz was buried in the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Philipp Moritz von Bayern
Great-great-grandparents	Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria (1548–1626) ⚭ 1568 Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602)	Emperor Ferdinand II. (1578–1637) ⚭ 1600 Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574–1616)	Duke Karl Emanuel I of Savoy (1562–1630) ⚭ 1585 Katharina Michaela of Spain (1567–1597)	King Henry IV of France (1553–1610) ⚭ 1600 Maria de 'Medici (1575–1642)	Marek Sobieski (1548 / 50–1605) ⚭ Jadwiga Snopkowska (1556 / 59–1588 / 89)	Jan Daniłowicz (1570–1628) ⚭ Zofia Żółkiewska (1590–1634)	Antoine de La Grange d'Arquien ⚭ Anne d'Ancienville	Baptiste de La Châtre of Bruillebault ⚭ Gabrielle Lamy
Great grandparents	Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria ⚭ 1635 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665)		Duke Viktor Amadeus I of Savoy (1587–1637) ⚭ 1619 Christina of France (1606–1663)		Jakub Sobieski (1590–1646) ⚭ 1627 Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz (1607–1661)		Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien (1613–1707) ⚭ Françoise de la Châtre
Grandparents	Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria (1636–1679) ⚭ 1652 Henriette Adelheid of Savoy (1636–1676)				King John III Sobieski of Poland (1629–1696) ⚭ 1665 Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien (1641–1716)
parents	Elector Maximilian II. Emanuel of Bavaria (1662–1726) ⚭ 1695 Therese Kunigunde of Poland (1676–1730)
Philipp Moritz of Bavaria

literature

• Barbara Stambolis : Libori. The church and folk festival in Paderborn. A study on the development and change of historical festival culture. Waxmann Verlag, Münster et al. 1996, ISBN 3-89325-433-1 , p. 58 ( contributions to folk culture in north-west Germany 92).
• Britta Kägler : The trip to Rome of Princes Philipp Moritz and Clemens August of Bavaria (1716-1719). From the diaries of Urban Heckenstaller and Maximilian von Schurff. In: Rainald Becker , Dieter J. Weiß (ed.), Bavarian Romans - Roman Bavaria. Life stories from pre- and early modern times (Bavarian State History and European Regional History, Vol. 2) , St. Ottilien 2016, pp. 297-320.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Historical Society of Berlin: Annual reports of the Geschichtswissenschift. Volume 23, ES Mittler, 1902, p. 212
2. ↑ Wolfgang Seegrün : Clemens August von Bayern: Priest, Bishop, Politician . In: Niedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte , vol. 60 (1988), pp. 15–32, here p. 16.