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Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn

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Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn
Archbishop of Prague
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdiocesePrague
SeePrague
Appointed27 July 1885
Term ended25 June 1899
PredecessorFriedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg
SuccessorLev Skrbenský z Hříště
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (1889–1899)
Previous post(s)Bishop of České Budějovice (1883–85)
Orders
Ordination12 August 1873
Consecration18 November 1883
by Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg
Created cardinal24 May 1889
by Pope Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born24 January 1844
Died25 June 1899(1899-06-25) (aged 55)
Falkenau an der Eger, Austria-Hungary
BuriedSaint Vitus Cathedral
ParentsErwein, 2nd Count of Schönborn
Christina Maria Josefa von Brühl
Alma materUniversity of Prague
University of Innsbruck
Pontifical Gregorian University
Coat of armsFranziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn's coat of arms

Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (Czech: František Schönborn; 24 January 1844 – 25 June 1899) was a Czech Roman Catholic cardinal.

Early life

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Cardinal Schönborn's coat of arms (1890)

Born at Prague on 24 January 1844 into an ancient noble House of Schönborn, he was the fourth son of Count Erwein Damian Hugo von Schönborn (1812–1881) and his wife, Countess Christina Maria Josefa von Brühl (1817–1902), granddaughter of Count Alois Friedrich von Brühl.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Count Friedrich Karl Joseph von Schönborn and his wife, Baroness Maria Anna von Kerpen (younger daughter of Baron Wilhelm Lothar Maria von Kerpen and sister to Baroness Maria Charlotte Karolina von Kerpen (1782-1841), the wife of Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau).[2]

Career

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Schönborn served as the 5th Bishop of České Budějovice from 1883 to 1885, 28th Archbishop of Prague from 1885, and was created Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in 1889.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1902). Goethe und Österreich: Briefe mit Erläuterungen (in German). Goethe-Gesellschaft. p. 348. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Clive, H. P. (2001). Beethoven and His World: A Biographical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-19-816672-6. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Franziskus von Paula Cardinal Schönborn". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Prague
1885–1899
Succeeded by