Friedrich von Hohenzollern explained

Friedrich von Hohenzollern (1451–1505) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1486 to 1505.

Biography

Friedrich von Hohenzollern was born in Hohenzollern in 1449.[1] He was a son of Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern. In 1478, he was ordained as a priest in Mainz.

The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on 21 March 1486. Pope Innocent VIII confirmed his appointment on 21 June 1486 and he was consecrated as a bishop by Otto von Sonnenberg, Bishop of Constance, on 17 September 1486.

He died on 8 March 1505.

References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhohef.html Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org