Sixt Werner Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg

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Sixt Werner Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg (2 June 1575 – 16 November 1627) was Bishop of Constance from 1626 to 1627.

Family

Sixt Werner came from the Vögte von Altensumerau (von Hallwyl) und Prasberg family, an old family in the sphere of influence of the Hohenems imperial counts and of Mark Sittich von Hohenems Altemps (Bishop of Constance 1561-1589), Johann Rudolf Vogt von Summerau und Prasberg (died 1601 whilst canon in Eichstätt), and Franz Johann Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg (Bishop of Constance from 1645 to 1689).

Life

In 1587 he studied at the University of Dillingen and in 1588 became provost of Augsburg Cathedral.[1] und 1589 in Konstanz, 1594 in Eichstätt und 1617 in Salzburg.[2] He later became a deacon at Constance Cathedral before holding its bishopric.[3] and is buried there.

References

  1. 1.(in German) Archived at vorarlberg.at Reichsgrafschaft Hohenems Akten im Vorarlberger Landesarchiv(doc)
  2. 2.(in German) Kaspar Schoppe, Klaus Jaitner, Ursula Jaitner-Hahner, Johann Ramminger: „Autobiographische Texte und Briefe, Volume 1, Part 2“, C.H. Beck 2004
  3. 3.(in German) „Die Beziehungen von Hochstift und Diözese Konstanz zu Habsburg-Österreich in der Neuzeit“, F. Steiner Verlag 1966