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Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee

1729 – 1811

Austrian cardinal

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Lived 1729 – 1811 (aged 82). Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.

Antonín Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee (also: Colloredo-Waldsee-Melz or Colloredo-Melz und Waldsee) (17 July 1729 – 12 November 1811) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Biography Antonín was born on 29 June 1729 in Vienna as the son of Count Lodovico Colloredo-Waldesee Mels (1698–1767) and Princess Eleonore Gonzaga di Vescovato (1699–1779). He obtained his utroque iure at the University of Padua on 3 March 1752.

He was ordained as a priest on 20 August 1758 in Olomouc and was elected its bishop on 6 October 1777. On 5 December 1777 he was promoted Archbishop of Olomouc. He was consecrated at the Salzburg Cathedral on 17 May 1778 by Hieronymus Joseph Franziskus von Colloredo. In 1790, he participated in the Diet of Frankfurt. He was recommended to the cardinalate at the behest of Emperor Francis I, and was created cardinal on 17 January 1803 by Pope Pius VII. He died on 12 September 1811 in Kroměříž, where he is buried at the cathedral of Saint Moritz.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
University of Padua
Positions held
Cardinal, Roman Catholic Bishop of Olomouc, Archbishop of Olomouc
Also known as
Antonín Theodor von Colloredo-Waldsee

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Who was Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee?

Austrian cardinal

When was Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee born?

Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee was born on 17 July 1729 in Vienna.

When did Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee die?

Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee died on 12 September 1811 in Kroměříž, Olomouc.

What was Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee's occupation?

Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Antonin Theodor Hrabe Colloredo-Waldsee

· Wikidata: Q594800

· DBpedia: Antonín Theodor Colloredo-Waldsee

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