Karol Ferdynand Vasa

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Karol Ferdynand Vasa
Wyszków, Poland
Burial
Jesuits' Church, Warsaw
HouseVasa
FatherSigismund III Vasa
MotherConstance of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholic
Coat of arms

Prince Charles Ferdinand Vasa (

Wyszków), was a Polish prince, priest, Bishop of Wrocław from 1625, bishop of Płock from 1640 and Duke of Opole
from 1648 to 1655.

Biography

Charles Ferdinand was the fourth son of King

Anna Catherine Constance. Charles Ferdinand spent his childhood and youth in the care of his mother at the royal court in Warsaw. On 23 March 1624 he received dispensation from Pope Urban VIII, allowing him to take the dignity of being a canon in Wrocław
. In this case, cardinal-protector Cosmo de Torres intervened with the pope.

On 3 May 1625, through the political efforts of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, he was appointed the Bishop of Wrocław. On 22 October 1625 he received papal approval for the post. On 18 January 1626, despite being a minor (12 years old) and not having a proper ordination ceremony he was officially installed as bishop.

In 1629, he added the

Archdiocese of Wrocław
to other influential bishops and priests that would be in charge like Bishop John von Balthasar Liesch Hornau and Archdeacon Peter Gebauer. Similarly, with the Archdiocese of Płock, he gave control over the sect to Stanisław Starczewski and Wojciech Tolibowski

After the death of King

Polish-Lithuanian union
.

After losing the election, Charles Ferdinand received, from his brother and newly elected king, the Duchy of Opole and

Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki
(later King Michael I). Vasa financed his travels abroad and provided thorough education and studies in the best schools of Europe.

Charles Ferdinand Vasa died on 9 May 1655 in

Wyszków. He was buried in the Jesuit Church
in Warsaw.

Charles Ferdinand Vasa left a huge fortune and the majority of it was spent on various foundations of churches in the country. The rest was inherited by his brother

John II Casimir. Money and estates inherited from the king's brother helped to finance the troops and the military during the Polish-Swedish War (known as the "Deluge"), and the Duchy of Silesia
provided the king with shelter when he had to flee Poland in 1655.

Charles Ferdinand was a great patron of art and supporter of the

Brandenburg in 1650s, during the Deluge.[1]
He also had a large wooden palace in Wyszków.

Gallery

  • Vasa in his youth
    Vasa in his youth
  • Portrait of Bishop Charles Ferdinand Vasa, painter unknown
    Portrait of Bishop Charles Ferdinand Vasa, painter unknown
  • Monument dedicated to memory of Karol Ferdynand Waza in Wyszków, erected after his death in 1655.[2]
    Monument dedicated to memory of Karol Ferdynand Waza in
    Wyszków, erected after his death in 1655.[2]
  • He rebuilt the Castle in Otmuchów, after devastation during the Thirty Years' War.[3]
    He rebuilt the Castle in Otmuchów, after devastation during the Thirty Years' War.[3]
  • Golden chalice commissioned by Charles Ferdinand
    Golden chalice commissioned by Charles Ferdinand
  • Bishop's banner
    Bishop's banner

Ancestors

See also

  • Płock Cathedral
  • Nysa

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 83-06-01021-3 [page needed
    ]
  2. ^ Wyszków website
  3. ^ Otmuchów. Gotycki zamek biskupi rozbudowany w stylu renesansowym i barokowym.

External links

Karol Ferdynand Vasa
Born: 13 October 1613 in Warsaw Died: 9 May 1655 in Wyszków
Religious titles
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Karl von Innerösterreich
 Prince-Bishop of Wrocław
1625–1655
(He was represented by Administrator Johann Balthasar Liesch von Hornau, because Vasa did not reside in Breslau) 		Succeeded by
Religious titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Płock

1640–1655 		Succeeded by
Jan Gembicki
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