Wolfgang Hannibal von Schrattenbach (12 September 1660 – 22 July 1738) was a German Prince-Bishop of Olomouc,

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and Cardinal.

Biography

He was born on 12 September 1660 in

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, 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

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in the

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and a canon in the Archbishop's Chapter of

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. Both principalities were part of the

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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

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in Rome (1714–1738). Schrattenbach combined this with the position of advisor to

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(from 1713) and Ambassador of the Emperor in Rome (1716–1719). Emperor Charles VI then appointed him

in 1719. This was accompanied by the supreme command over the Austrian troops there, as the

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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

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on 22 July 1738. His grave is located in

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. There he was buried in a side chapel of the Church of Saint Maurice, one of the oldest churches in the town.Cardinals.fiu
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schrattenbach, Wolfgang Hannibal von 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