Franz Anton von Harrach
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Archbishopric of Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire | |
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Nationality | Austrian |
Education | Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum, Rome |
Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau (born 2 October 1665,
Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg
.
Biography
Early life
Franz Anton was a son of
Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach (1669-1742), the progenitor of the house, and Johann Philipp von Harrach
, a Fieldmarshal.Franz Anton grew up in
ad personam in the Imperial princely state
.
Ecclesiastical career
In 1685, Franz Anton was
Titular Bishop of Epiphania. When Prince-Bishop Ernest Graf von Trautson died on 7 January 1702, Harrach became his successor and received the episcopal ordination by Johann Philipp von Lamberg, Prince-Bishop of Passau. On 19 October 1705, he was appointed coadjutor of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein
, and confirmed in April 1706 by the Pope. After the death of Thun, he was on 29 May 1709 made reigning Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg.
Franz Anton was benevolent, affable, and popular as prince-bishop. he loved pageantry and had the
Georg Raphael Donner, painters Johann Michael Rottmayr and Martino Altomonte
.
Prince-Bishop Harrach endeavored to promote business and commerce as a source of prosperity. For trading in Venice and the Mediterranean, he had the major trade routes extended. He lies buried in the crypt of Salzburg Cathedral.
Bibliography
- Christoph Brandhuber: Recreatio principis. Fürsterzbischof Franz Anton Fürst von Harrach und seine „Retirade“ In: Vision und Realität. Die Salzburger Residenz 1587–1727 Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, Heft 1/2. Horn/Wien 2009, S. 118–125.
- Christoph Brandhuber, Werner Rainer: Ein Fürst führt Tagebuch. Die „Notata“ des Salzburger Fürsterzbischofs Franz Anton Fürsten von Harrach (1665-1727). In: Salzburg Archiv 34 (2010), S. 205–262.
- Franz Loidl: Geschichte des Erzbistums Wien. Herold, Wien 1983. ISBN 3-7008-0223-4.
- Ernst Tomek: Kirchengeschichte Österreichs. Tyrolia, Innsbruck – Wien – München 1935–1959.
- Imma Walderdorff: Zu den Gemäldegalerien in der Residenz unter Fürsterzbischof Franz Anton Fürst von Harrach. In: Vision und Realität. Die Salzburger Residenz 1587–1727 Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, Heft 1/2. Horn/Wien 2009, S. 139–153.
- Imma Walderdorff, Roswitha Juffinger: Rekonstruktion der Bilder-Hängung eines Wandabschnitts der „Schönen Galerie“ In: Vision und Realität. Die Salzburger Residenz 1587–1727 Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kunst und Denkmalpflege [ÖZKD] LXIII, 2009, Heft 1/2. Horn/Wien 2009, S. 154–156.
- Josef Wodka: Kirche in Österreich. Wegweiser durch ihre Geschichte. Herder, Wien 1959.
External links
- "Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. [self-published]
- Franz Anton von Harrach in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)
- Salzburg Coins (Biografie) Archived 2019-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Stammbaum Leonhard IV von Harrach zu Rohrau C11 - D1 - E3