Harrach, Franz Anton von, 1665-1727

He was Bishop of Vienna from 1702 to 1706, and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1706 until his death in 1727. Born into a Bohemian-Austrian noble family, he spent his childhood in Madrid, studied law in Rome, served as a canon in Passau (1685) and Salzburg (1687), and was cathedral dean in the diocese of Passau (1692), then provost, prior to his selection as bishop.

HMML ID
822843607251
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/822843607251
LC name
Harrach, Franz Anton von, 1665-1727
HMML name
Harrach, Franz Anton von, 1665-1727
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2023131334
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/5356593

Variants

  • Franciscus Antonius, Archiepiscopus Salisburgensis
  • Franciscus Antonius, Salisburgum, Archiepiscopus
  • Franz Anton, Archbishop of Salzburg
  • Franz Anton, Bishop of Vienna
  • Franz Anton, Fürsterzbischof zu Salzburg
  • Franz Anton, Reichsgraf von Harrach zu Rohrau
  • Harrach zu Rorau, Franz Anton
  • Harrach zu Rorau, Franz Anton von
  • Harrach, Franciscus Antonius ab
  • Rorau, Franz Anton Harrach zu

Name elements

Given names
Franz ● Anton
Family names
Harrach

Personal information

Birth date
1665
Death date
1727-07-19
Centuries
17th century CE ● 18th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place died
Place residence
Associated countries
Occupations
Fields of activity
Honorary titles
Archbishop of Salzburg ● Bishop of Vienna ● Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg ● Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria

Affiliations

Affiliation

General notes

Description
Franz Anton Reichsgraf von Harrach zu Rohrau; born into a Bohemian-Austrian noble family; spent childhood in Madrid, where his father (Ferdinand Bonaventura I. Harrach) was an imperial envoy; studied canon/civil law in Rome; canon in Passau (1685) and Salzburg (1687); cathedral dean in the diocese of Passau (1692), then provost; bishop of Vienna (1702); bishop of Salzburg, elevated to the rank of an imperial prince in 1706, as the reigning Fürsterzbischof von Salzburg
Citations
"Franz Anton Harrach," Wien Geschichte Wiki, accessed January 25, 2023, https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/index.php?curid=4217.
Description
Prince et archevêque de Salzbourg de 1709 à 1727; born oct. 2, 1665 Vienna, died July 18, 1727 Salzburg; variants: Franciscus Antonius, Archiepiscopus Salisburgensis; Franciscus Antonius, Salisburgum, Archiepiscopus; Harrach, Franciscus Antonius ab; Harrach zu Rorau, Franz Anton; Rorau, Franz Anton Harrach zu
Citations
"Harrach, Franz Anton von," CERL Thesaurus, accessed January 25, 2023, https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01405133.
Description
Born Oct. 2, 1663 in Wien; ordained priest in 1691; confirmed Coadjutor Bishop of Wien, Austria (1701); appointed Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Syria (1701); ordained Bishop of Wien, Austria (1702; resigned 1706); confirmed Coadjutor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria (1706); succeeded as Archbishop of Salzburg (1709); died July 19, 1727
Citations
David M. Cheney, "Archbishop Franz Anton von Harrach zu Rorau," Catholic Hierarchy, accessed January 25, 2023, https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhzrf.html.
Description
Fürsterzbischof zu Salzburg Franz Anton
Citations
27317 (Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv, Spezial Archiv. Stift Stainz. Schuber 13, Heft 67), Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed January 25, 2023, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/121606.

Preferred citation

"Harrach, Franz Anton von, 1665-1727." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 13, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/822843607251

Change notes

Date added
2023-01-25
Last edited
2023-12-13

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