Joseph Clemens of Bavaria explained

Type:Bishop
Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Cologne
See:Cologne
Appointed:1688
Term End:1723
Ordination:18 December 1705
Consecration:1 May 1707
Consecrated By:François Fénelon
Birth Date:5 December 1671
Birth Place:Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Death Date:12 November 1723 (aged 51)
Death Place:Bonn, Cologne, Holy Roman Empire

Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (German: Joseph Clemens von Bayern) (5 December 1671 – 12 November 1723) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and also served as the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1688 to 1723.

Biography

The third son of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and his wife, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Joseph Clemens was designated by his parents for a life in the church. He became Archbishop of Cologne in 1688 after the death of Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, and his appointment to that post by Pope Innocent XI was one cause of the Nine Years' War. He later also served as Prince-Bishop of Liège, of Regensburg, of Freising and of Hildesheim.

Joseph Clemens was the younger brother of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

As did his brother, Maximillian II, Joseph Clemens allied with France during the War of the Spanish Succession and was forced to flee his residence Bonn in 1702 and found refuge at the French court. Joseph Clemens was put under the Imperial ban and deprived of his lands in 1706.

The war between France and the Holy Roman Empire was finally ended in 1714 with the Treaty of Baden, which restored Joseph Clemens. He died in Bonn, and was buried at the Cologne Cathedral. Joseph Clemens was succeeded by his nephew Clemens August of Bavaria.

References

General references

External links