Wolfgang Hannibal von Schrattenbach (12 September 1660 – 22 July 1738) was a German
Prince-Bishop of Olomouc,
Viceroy of Naples
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and Cardinal.
Biography
He was born on 12 September 1660 in
Lemberg Castle
Lemberg Castle (german: Burg Lemberg) is a medieval castle on the territory of Lemberg in the county of Südwestpfalz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Location
The hill castle stands on the ''Schlossberg'' hill at an elevation of 4 ...
,
Duchy of Styria
The Duchy of Styria (german: Herzogtum Steiermark; sl, Vojvodina Štajerska; hu, Stájer Hercegség) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 180 ...
, in the ancient Schrattenbach family. He graduated in Rome as Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Theology (1682). In the same year he became a canon in the Episcopal Chapter of
Olomouc
Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019).
Located on th ...
in the
Margraviate of Moravia
The Margraviate of Moravia ( cs, Markrabství moravské; german: Markgrafschaft Mähren) was one of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1182 to 1918. It was officially administrated by a margrave in cooperat ...
and a canon in the Archbishop's Chapter of
Salzburg
Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian) is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872.
The town is on the site of the ...
. Both principalities were part of the
Holy Roman Empire
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. After his ordination to the priesthood (1688) he became dean of the chapter of Salzburg.
His ecclesiastical career took off with his appointment as
Prince-Bishop of Olomouc (1711–1738), titular abbot and cardinal-priest of
San Marcello al Corso
San Marcello al Corso, a church in Rome, Italy, is a titular church whose cardinal-protector normally holds the (intermediary) rank of cardinal-priest.
The church, dedicated to Pope Marcellus I (d. AD 309), is located just inset from Via del ...
in Rome (1714–1738). Schrattenbach combined this with the position of advisor to
Emperor Charles VI
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(from 1713) and Ambassador of the Emperor in Rome (1716–1719).
Emperor Charles VI then appointed him
Viceroy of Naples
This is a list of viceroys of the Kingdom of Naples. Following the conquest of Naples by Louis XII of France in 1501, Naples was subject to the rule of the foreign rulers, the Kings of France, Aragon and Spain and the Habsburg Archdukes of Austria ...
in 1719. This was accompanied by the supreme command over the Austrian troops there, as the
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...
was ruled by the Emperor in Vienna since 1713. He abdicated as Viceroy in 1721 and returned to his principality of Olomouc in Moravia.
He died in
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
on 22 July 1738. His grave is located in
Kroměříž
Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the c ...
. There he was buried in a side chapel of the Church of Saint Maurice, one of the oldest churches in the town.
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1660 births
1738 deaths
People from the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah
Bishops of Olomouc
18th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria
Viceroys of Naples