Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn

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

Early life

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

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

  1. 1.Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1902). Goethe und Österreich: Briefe mit Erläuterungen (in German). Goethe-Gesellschaft. p. 348. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. 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. 3."Franziskus von Paula Cardinal Schönborn". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 14 August 2024.