Clemens August of Bavaria
Clemens August of Bavaria (German: Clemens August von Bayern) (17 August 1700 – 6 February 1761) was an 18th-century member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.
Clemens August of Bavaria | |
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| Archbishop of Cologne | |
Portrait by Georg Desmarées | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Cologne |
| See | Cologne |
| Appointed | 1723 |
| Term ended | 1761 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Clemens of Bavaria |
| Successor | Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 4 March 1725 |
| Consecration | 9 November 1727 by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1700 Brussels, Spanish Netherlands |
| Died | 6 February 1761 (aged 60) Festung Ehrenbreitstein |
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