Charles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine (german: Karl Joseph Anton Johann Ignaz Felix von Lothringen), also known as ''Charles III'' in his capacity as the bishop of Olomouc (24 November 1680 – 4 December 1715), was a German prelate.
Born in
Vienna
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, he was the second son of
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine and Bar (french: Charles Léopold Nicolas Sixte; german: Karl V Leopold; 3 April 1643 – 18 April 1690) succeeded his uncle Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine as titular Duke of Lorraine and Bar in 1675; both duchies wer ...
. He was
bishop of Olomouc
The following is a list of diocesan bishops and archbishops of Olomouc. Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc. It was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.
Bishops of Olomouc
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(1695–1711) and
Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück (1698–1715), for which he was the successful candidate of the House of
Palatinate, opposed by
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 sq ...
and, following some reverses and to the accompaniment of an enormous payment to the chapter of Trier, Charles Joseph was made
archbishop and prince-elector of Trier (1711–1715), a political position of notable importance in the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...
. Already in 1711, he was able to make use of his electoral rights in the election of
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. He participated in the negotiations surrounding the end of the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
and succeeded in having the French occupying forces leave the Archbishopric in 1714. Charles Joseph died of
smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...
during a visit in Vienna.
Bibliography
Alessandro Cont, ''La Chiesa dei principi. Le relazioni tra ''Reichskirche'', dinastie sovrane tedesche e stati italiani (1688–1763)'', preface of Elisabeth Garms-Cornides, Trento, Provincia autonoma di Trento, 2018, pp. 117-137
References
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 15, p. 365-366
External links
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1680 births
1715 deaths
Clergy from Vienna
Charles 03
Charles 03
Deaths from smallpox
House of Lorraine
Infectious disease deaths in Austria
Roman Catholic Prince-Bishops of Osnabrück
Princes of Lorraine
17th-century French people
18th-century French people
Nobility from Vienna
Burials at the Imperial Crypt