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Maximilian of Austria (bishop)

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Most Reverend
Maximiliano de Austria
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office 1603–1614
Predecessor Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada
Successor Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa
Previous posts Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601)
Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603)
Orders
Consecration 16 Feb 1597
by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas
Personal details
Born 13 Nov 1555
Jaén, Spain
Died 1 Jul 1614 (age 58)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Maximiliano de Austria (13 November 1555 – 1 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603), and Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601).[1]

Biography

Maximiliano de Austria was born in Jaén, Spain as an illegitimate son of Leopoldo de Austria, Bishop of Córdoba and an illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.[2] On 23 September 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cádiz.[3] On 16 February 1597, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas, Bishop of Jaén.[2] On 27 August 1601, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[4][2] On 21 April 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[4][2] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 1 July 1614.[4][2]

According to Manuel Gago Mariño, the sculptures at the base of the Maximilian Staircase of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, directed by Maximilian are also related to the Battle of Clavijo.[5]

See also

References

  1. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 200. (in Latin); Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 310, 192, and 158. (in Latin); "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 200. (in Latin); Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 310, 192, and 158. (in Latin); "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 310, 192, and 158. (in Latin)
  5. Back to citation Mariño, Manuel Gago (2023-01-23). "É posible que teñas pasado centos de veces por esta praza". Twitter (in Galician). Retrieved 2023-01-30.