About Neidhardt von Thüngen
Lived 1545 – 1598 (aged 53). Neidhardt von Thüngen was a German catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Neytard von Thüngen (1 May 1545 – 26 December 1598) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1591 to 1598.
Biography
Neytard von Thüngen was born in Wüstensachsen (today a district of Ehrenberg, Hesse) on 1 May 1545.
He was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on December 14, 1591, and Pope Clement VIII confirmed his appointment on 6 June 1593. He was ordained as a priest in 1596. The witch-hunt in Bamberg began while he was prince-bishop.
He died in Würzburg on 26 December 1598, and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.
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Neidhardt von Thüngen was born on 1 May 1545 in Ehrenberg.
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Neidhardt von Thüngen died on 26 December 1598 in Würzburg.
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Neidhardt von Thüngen was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Neidhardt von Thüngen was German.
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· DBpedia: Neytard von Thüngen
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