Johann Christoph von Freyberg-Allmendingen
Johann Christoph Prince-Provost of Ellwangen Abbey from 1660 to 1674, and the Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1665 to 1690.
Biography
Johann Christoph von Freyberg-
canon of Augsburg Cathedral in 1630.[1] He then began his studies at the University of Ingolstadt in 1635.[1] He became a canon of Ellwangen Abbey in 1638.[1] He became scholaster of Ellwangen Abbey in 1641, a post he would hold until 1655.[1]
He was
Prince-Provost of Ellwangen Abbey, a position he held until resigning on 13 April 1674.[1] He became diocesan administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg in 1661.[1]
On 18 August 1665 he was selected as the new
He died in Dillingen an der Donau on 1 April 1690 and is buried in Augsburg Cathedral.[1]