Hieronymus von Colloredo
Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula Graf Colloredo von Wallsee und Melz (German pronunciation: [hiˈʁɔnimʊs ˈjoːzɛf ˈfʁants də ˈpaʊla ˈɡʁaːf kɔloˈʁeːdo fɔn ˈvalzeː ʊnt ˈmɛlts]; Jérôme Joseph Franz de Paula, Count of Colloredo-Wallsee and Mels; 31 May 1732 – 20 May 1812) was Prince-Bishop of Gurk from 1761 to 1772 and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1772 until 1803, when the prince-archbishopric was secularized. After secularization, Colloredo fled to Vienna and remained the non-resident archbishop of Salzburg, bereft of temporal power, until his death in 1812. He is most famously known as a patron and employer for Mozart.
Hieronymus von Colloredo | |
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| Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg | |
Portrait by Johann M. Greiter, ca. 1780 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Salzburg |
| See | Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius |
| Installed | 22 June 1772 |
| Term ended | Archbishopric abolished in 1803 20 May 1812 |
| Predecessor | Siegmund Christoph von Schrattenbach |
| Successor | Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber |
| Other post(s) | Prince-Bishop of Gurk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1732 Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 20 May 1812 (aged 79) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Education | Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum University of Vienna Theresianum Academy |
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