Charles Joseph of Lorraine
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Charles Joseph of Lorraine | |
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Archbishop of Trier | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Electorate of Trier |
In office | 1711–1715 |
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Born | 24 November 1680 |
Died | 4 December 1715 (aged 35) |
Charles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine (German: Karl Joseph Anton Johann Ignaz Felix von Lothringen), also known as Charles III in his capacity as the bishop of Olomouc (24 November 1680 – 4 December 1715), was a German prelate.
Born in Vienna, he was the second son of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine. He was bishop of Olomouc (1695–1711) and Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1698–1715), for which he was the successful candidate of the House of Palatinate, opposed by Brandenburg and, following some reverses and to the accompaniment of an enormous payment to the chapter of Trier, Charles Joseph was made archbishop and prince-elector of Trier (1711–1715), a political position of notable importance in the Holy Roman Empire. Already in 1711, he was able to make use of his electoral rights in the election of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. He participated in the negotiations surrounding the end of the War of the Spanish Succession and succeeded in having the French occupying forces leave the Archbishopric in 1714. Charles Joseph died of smallpox during a visit in Vienna.
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- Genealogy of the House of Lorraine (in French)
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 15, p. 365-366 [permanent dead link] (in German)
External links
[edit] Media related to Karl Joseph Johann Anton Ignaz Felix von Lothringen at Wikimedia Commons
- 1680 births
- 1715 deaths
- Clergy from Vienna
- Archbishop-electors of Trier
- Roman Catholic bishops of Olomouc
- Deaths from smallpox
- House of Lorraine
- Infectious disease deaths in Austria
- Roman Catholic prince-bishops of Osnabrück
- Princes of Lorraine
- 17th-century French people
- 18th-century French people
- Nobility from Vienna
- Burials at the Imperial Crypt