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Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach

1749 – 1808

German archbishop

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Lived 1749 – 1808 (aged 59). Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach was a German catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.

Georg Karl Ignaz Freiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach (1749–1808) was the last Prince-Bishop of Würzburg, holding office from 1795 until 1803, when the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was mediatised to the Electorate of Bavaria. He continued to serve as Bishop of Würzburg, though without temporal power, until his death. He was also Bishop of Bamberg from 1805 until his death.

Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach was born in Mainz on 20 February 1749. He was ordained as a priest on 18 February 1779. He remained bishop, but no longer exercised temporal power in Würzburg. On 15 September 1805 the Bishop of Bamberg, Christoph Franz von Buseck, died, and Fechenbach succeeded as Bishop of Bamberg.

He died in Bamberg on 9 April 1808.

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Prince-Bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bamberg, Roman Catholic bishop of Würzburg

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German archbishop (1749-1808)

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Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach was born on 20 February 1749 in Mainz.

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Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach died on 9 April 1808 in Bamberg.

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Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach was a catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.

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Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach was German.

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· Wikipedia: Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach

· Wikidata: Q91883

· DBpedia: Georg Karl Ignaz von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach

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