Johann von Schönenberg (1525–1599) was the

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from 1581 to 1599. Von Schönenberg was born in Burg Hartelstein in Schwirzheim in 1525. His father was also named Johann von Schönenberg. He became ''Domizellar'' of the

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in 1538. He spent 1546-48 studying at the

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and the

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. On 31 July 1581 the cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of Trier elected Johann von Schönenberg to be the new

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confirmed his appointment on 26 January 1582. He was consecrated as a

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on 12 August 1582. As archbishop, Johann von Schönenberg presided over the

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. Shortly before his death, Lothar von Metternich became his coadjutor archbishop. He died in Koblenz on 1 May 1599. He is buried in the Cathedral of Trier. In 1602, Hans Ruprecht Hoffmann completed a grave-altar at von Schönenberg's tomb.

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