Wilderich von Walderdorff

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Wilderich von Walderdorff, Bishop of Vienna, contemporary engraving.

Wilderich Freiherr von Walderdorff (* 1617 in Würzburg , † September 4, 1680 in Vienna ) from the von Walderdorff family was Catholic prince-archbishop of the Archdiocese of Vienna .

Life

He was the son of Johann Peter von Walderdorff (1575–1635) and his wife Maria Magdalena Greiffenklau von Vollrads (1595–1678), sister of Archbishop of Mainz Georg Friedrich von Greiffenclau zu Vollrads . The parents' epitaph is in what is now the town church of Limburg an der Lahn . His younger brother Johann Philipp von Walderdorff (1620–1689) was also a clergyman and canon in Speyer and Trier. Together with him he built the Walderdorffer Hof between 1665 and 1668 .

The young aristocrat initially studied in Würzburg, Speyer and at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, was only ordained a priest in 1659 and soon became canon in Würzburg, Speyer and Mainz . From 1647 to 1669 Walderdorff was vicar general of the diocese of Mainz , from 1650 cathedral dean , and later also cathedral provost in the diocese of Speyer . He became a secret Imperial Councilor and served as Reich Vice Chancellor for 11 years .

Wilderich von Walderdorff acquired the Stockheimer Hof in the middle of the 17th century at the Karmeliterplatz, then known as Frauenbrüderplatz . In 1720 it was expanded and converted into a two-story angular building with a high hipped roof. A baroque architectural frame was inserted in the middle of the facade, which is oriented towards Karmeliterplatz, with a figure of the Virgin on a crescent moon. The base shows the Latin inscription "SUB TUUM PRAESIDIUM" (May this house stand under your protection) between the family coat of arms of Greiffenclau- Vollrads, from which von Wilderich's mother came, and von Walderdorff. The baroque courtyard was largely destroyed by aerial bombs in 1942 .

Emperor Leopold I appointed him Bishop of Vienna in 1669. He was very popular because of his gentleness and charity towards the poor. He strove to raise piety in his diocese and to train local priests. A dropsy caused him to appoint the Scottish abbot Johann Schmitzberger as auxiliary bishop in 1674, who usually represented him as bishop.

He is buried in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna .

literature

  • Rudolf Leeb among other things: History of Christianity in Austria. From antiquity to the present . Uebereuter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-8000-3914-1
  • Franz Loidl: History of the Archdiocese of Vienna . Herold, Vienna 1983, ISBN 3-7008-0223-4
  • Ernst Tomek: Church history of Austria . Tyrolia, Innsbruck - Vienna - Munich 1935–59

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Landesarchivverwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz: Yearbook for West German State History , Volume 34, 2008, Page 475; Clipping scan 1 ; Detail scan 2
  2. ↑ Nassauische Annalen , Volumes 81–82, Verlag des Verein für Nassauische Altertumskunde und Geschichtsforschung, 1970, page 91; Excerpt from the source
  3. ^ Alfred Wendehorst: The diocese of Würzburg: The Benedictine abbey and the aristocratic secular canon monastery of St. Burkard in Würzburg , Max Planck Institute for History, 2001, ISBN 3110170752 , page 227; Scan from the source
  4. ^ Wolfgang A. Mommsen: The papers in the German archives , writings of the Federal Archives, Volume 1 of the directory of the written papers in German archives and libraries , Oldenbourg Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3764618167 , page 1212; Excerpt from the source
predecessor Office successor
Philipp Friedrich Count von Breuner Bishop of Vienna
1669–1680 		Emerich Sinelli
personal data
SURNAME Walderdorff, Wilderich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walderdorff, Wilderich Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Vienna
DATE OF BIRTH 1617
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1680
Place of death Vienna