Clemens August of Bavaria.

Clemens August of Bavaria (17 August 1700- 6 February 1761), was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Wittelsbach family is an European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. ...

Biography

Clemens August was born in Brussels, the son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska and the grandson of King Jan III Sobieski of Poland. His family was split during the War of the Spanish Succession and was for many years under house arrest in Austria. Only in 1715 did the family become re-united. Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Noble Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Jan III Sobieski Marie Casimire Louise Consorts Maximilian II Emanuel Children with Maximilian II Emanuel Maria Anna Charles VII Filip Maurycy Ferdynand Maria Klemens August Wilhelm Jan Adolf Alojzy Jan Teodor Maximilian Emanuel Date of Birth March 4, 1676 Place of Birth... Jan III Sobieski (1629-1696) (also known in English literature as John Sobieski) was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ...

His uncle Joseph Clemens, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, saw to it that Clemens August received several appointments in Altötting, the Diocese of Regensburg, and at the Prince-Provostry of Berchtesgaden, and he soon received papal confirmation as Bishop of Regensburg, and later of Cologne. Joseph Clemens of Bavaria. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Altötting is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Altötting (population 12,871 in 2004). ... The Diocese of Regensburg (Latin Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church seated in Regensburg. ... Berchtesgaden is a town in the German Bavarian Alps. ... The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. ...

As Archbishop of Cologne, he was one of the Electors, a Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, and Osnabrück, and a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of todays North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony. ... The Bishopric of Hildesheim is a Roman Catholic diocese in Lower Saxony; it was founded in 815. ... The Bishopric of Osnabrück is a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany; it was founded around 800. ... Grand Master is the typical title of the supreme head of various military orders of knighthood, a type of religious order including the Knights Templar, a class of sectarian order such as the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Orange Order, but who in the case of a sovereign order such... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ...

Clemens August, who mostly sided with the Austrian Habsburg-Lorraine side during the War of the Austrian Succession, personally crowned his brother Charles VII emperor at Frankfurt in 1742. After Charles' death in 1745 Clemens August then again leaned toward Austria. Habsburg - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) became inevitable after Maria Theresa of Austria had succeeded her father Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor in his Habsburg dominions in 1740, namely becoming Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria, and Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745. ... Main Station Frankfurt Frankfurt International Airport For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ...

Clemens August patronised the arts; among others he ordered to build the palaces of Augustusburg and Falkenlust in Brühl, listed on the UNESCO cultural world heritage list, and the church of St Michael in Berg am Laim in Munich. The palace of Augustusburg. ... There are two cities called Brühl in Germany Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia Brühl, Baden-Württemberg Heinrich, count von Brühl Marie von Brühl This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... St. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich: St. ...

He died in Festung Ehrenbreitstein in 1761. Festung Ehrenbreitstein Festung Ehrenbreitstein is a fortress on the same-named mountain on the right side of the Rhine opposite to the town of Koblenz. ...