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Friedrich Prince Schwarzenberg

His Eminence
Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg
Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Archbishop of Prague
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Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Prague
Installed 15 August 1850
Term ended 27 March 1885
Predecessor Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk
Successor Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn
Other posts
Orders
Ordination
Ordination history of
Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 23 July 1833
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 25 July 1833
Place of ordination Court Chapel, Salzburg
Episcopal consecration
Date of consecration 1 February 1836
Place of consecration Salzburg Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Gregor XVI
Date of elevation 21 January 1842
Personal details
Birth name HSH Prince Friedrich Johann Joseph Cölestin zu Schwarzenberg, etc. etc.
Born (1809-04-06)April 6, 1809
Vienna Austria
Died March 27, 1885(1885-03-27) (aged 75)
Vienna Austria
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Archbishop's Palace, Prague
Parents Prince Joseph II. zu Schwarzenberg and Princess Pauline von Arenberg
Previous post Archbishop of Salzburg (1836-1849)
Education Doctor of Theology
Coat of arms Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 23 July 1833
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 25 July 1833
Place of ordination Court Chapel, Salzburg
Episcopal consecration
Date of consecration 1 February 1836
Place of consecration Salzburg Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Gregor XVI
Date of elevation 21 January 1842
History
Diaconal ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 23 July 1833
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Archbishop Augustin of Salzburg (1823–1835)
Date of ordination 25 July 1833
Place of ordination Court Chapel, Salzburg
Episcopal consecration
Date of consecration 1 February 1836
Place of consecration Salzburg Cathedral
Cardinalate
Elevated by Pope Gregor XVI
Date of elevation 21 January 1842

Friedrich Prince zu Schwarzenberg, or in Czech Bedřich prince ze Schwarzenberg (April 6, 1809 in Vienna, Austria – March 27, 1885 in Vienna, Austria) was a Catholic Cardinal of the nineteenth century in Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia and a member of the House of Schwarzenberg.

He was the youngest child of John Joseph, Prince of Schwarzenberg and of his wife Pauline d'Arenberg and brother to Austrian Prime Minister Felix, Prince of Schwarzenberg. He was christened as Friedrich Johann Joseph Cölestin. After his mother was incinerated during a ball given in Paris in celebration of Napoleon's marriage to Marie Louise of Austria, he was placed under the care of Father Lorenz Greif and soon devoted himself to studying for the priesthood. Friedrich began his theological studies at Salzburg but completed his last year of theology in Vienna, where he was ordained to the priesthood at the age of 24. Friedrich was thought so highly of, that a papal dispensation was requested to elevate him to Archbishopric of Salzburg in 1835 even though he was not, according to canon law, old enough.

As Archbishop of Salzburg, his main priority over the following decade was the elimination of Protestantism in his diocese. Whilst he accepted the imperial resolution of 1837 demanding the emigration of Protestants, it turned out that Friedrich was deeply ambivalent because he knew that demanding Protestants to leave in such a way would adversely affect the lives of their families, especially their children. He was also a major patron of the arts and of charities during these years, establishing a major college for the study of music.


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