Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg

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Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg

Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg (also Sigmund Ignaz Reichsgraf von Wolkenstein-Trostburg ; * 1644 , † December 22, 1696 in Innsbruck ) was Prince-Bishop of Chiemsee from 1687 to 1696 .

Life

Sigmund Ignaz came from the Tyrolean noble family Wolkenstein-Trostburg . His parents were Berthold von Wolkenstein-Trostburg and Johanna Sabina, nee Baroness von Freiberg . Since 1664 Sigmund Ignaz had a canonical in Salzburg , where he became a member of the Court Council in 1670, in which, after he had been ordained a priest in 1685, he rose to the position of president and governor of Archbishop Max Gandolf von Kuenburg in 1686 . He also held the office of an archbishop's secret council.

After the death of the Chiemsee bishop Johann Franz von Preysing , Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun nominated Sigmund Ignaz von Wolkenstein-Trostburg as his successor on October 1, 1687. Since a papal approval had to be obtained because of the retention of the Salzburg canon, the confirmation was not given until March 4th, 1688. Archbishop Thun's episcopal ordination took place on April 24th. J. in Salzburg Cathedral , the inauguration on Herrenchiemsee did not take place until August 28, 1689.

During his tenure, Anif Castle near Salzburg came into the possession of the Chiemsee diocese as a fief to the bishops of Chiemsee and the Voregger Au estate in Oberalm . In 1695/96 he had his Salzburg residence, the Chiemseehof , rebuilt. After his death in Innsbruck on December 22nd, 1696, he was buried in Salzburg Cathedral.

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predecessor Office successor
Johann Franz von Preysing Bishop of Chiemsee
1687–1696
Sigmund Carl von Castel-Barco