Karl Philipp von Greifenclau zu Vollraths

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Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths

Karl Philipp

Prince-Bishop of Würzburg
from 1749 to 1754.

Biography

Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths was born in Vollraths on 1 December 1690, the son of Johann Erwein von Greiffenclau (d. 1727) und Anna Lioba von Sickingen-Sickingen. His father's brother, Johann Philipp von Greifenclau zu Vollraths, was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1699 to 1719.[citation needed]

He was made a

priest on 30 May 1728. He served as rector of the University of Mainz from 1739 to 1749.[citation needed
]

On 14 April 1749 the

consecrated as a bishop by Daniel Johann Anton von Gebsattel, auxiliary bishop of Würzburg on 5 October 1749.[citation needed
]

Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau resumed the Schönborn patronage in Würzburg, and immediately after his reign of government had begun, Balthasar Neumann was reappointed as director of the Würzburg Residence.[citation needed] In 1750, he commissioned Giovanni Battista Tiepolo to paint frescoes in the Residence.[1]

He died of tuberculosis on 25 November 1754 and is buried in Würzburg Cathedral.[citation needed]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-80170-132-7
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1749–1754 		Succeeded by
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