Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen (1575–1622) was the
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1609 to 1622 and
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1617 to 1622.
Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen was born in Oberlauda, today a district of
Lauda-Königshofen, on 12 August 1575.
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catholic-hierarchy.org; accessed 5 November 2021. He became a
canon of
Bamberg Cathedral in 1593, upon the resignation of an older brother.
[ Article on German Wikipedia] He was
ordained as a
priest on 22 December 1601.
He became the
dean of
Comburg in 1604. He played a role in the formation of the
Catholic League, under the leadership of
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, on 10 July 1609.
He was elected
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on 21 July 1609, with
Pope Paul V confirming the appointment on 4 November 1609. He was
consecrated
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as a
bishop by
Wolfgang von Hausen
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,
Prince-Bishop of Regensburg
The Bishops of Regensburg (Ratisbon) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. , on 2 February 1610.
As Prince-Bishop of Bamberg, he sought to curb the growth of
Protestantism in the
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, inviting the
Jesuits to assume an important role in education in
Bamberg
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. He conducted a
witch-hunt in the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg in 1612–13 and again in 1617–18, which saw approximately 300
accused witches burnt at the stake
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in this period.
He was elected
Prince-Bishop of Würzburg on October 5, 1617, with Pope Paul V confirming the appointment on February 10, 1618.
This created a
personal union between the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg and the
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg. During the
Thirty Years' War, Bamberg and Würzburg deployed large numbers of
infantry and
cavalry
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in 1620 and 1622.
He died in
Regensburg
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on 29 December 1622 and is buried in Bamberg Cathedral.
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1575 births
1622 deaths
People from Lauda-Königshofen
Prince-Bishops of Bamberg
Prince-Bishops of Würzburg