Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg
Deceased Person
1664 – 1732
Who was Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg?
Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg was bishop and archbishop of several dioceses, prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.
He was born in Neuburg an der Donau as son of Philip William, Elector Palatine and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt.
In 1683, he became Prince-Bishop of Breslau after the death of his brother Wolfgang Georg, who should have held this office.
In 1694, he assumed the additional offices of Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order and Prince-Bishop of Worms. 1716, he became Archbishop-Elector of Trier. During his regency in Trier, he reorganized the jurisdiction in the diocese and advanced the renovation of the Roman Moselle bridge and the cathedral. He became Archbishop-Elector of Mainz in 1729, giving up the position in Trier as the Pope had prohibited a merging of the two Archbishoprics. In Mainz, Franz Ludwig also started some administrative and judicial reforms as well as the construction of the Deutschhaus.
Franz Ludwig died in Wrocław and is buried there in a specially built chapel in Wrocław Cathedral.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jul 18, 1664
Neuburg an der Donau - Also known as
- Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg
- Parents
- Nationality
- Germany
- Lived in
- Bavaria
- Died
- Apr 6, 1732
Wrocław
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/franz_ludwig_von_pfalz-neuburg>.
Discuss this Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In