Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau

Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau
Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau
	Archbishop of Mainz
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Electorate of Mainz
In office	1626–1629
Predecessor	Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg
Successor	Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt
Personal details
Born	8 September 1573
Died	6 July 1629

Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau; 8 September 1573 – 6 July 1629) was the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1616 to 1629 and the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1626 to 1629.

Biography

Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads was born in Schloss Vollrads on 8 September 1573. He was educated at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. He then worked as an official in the Archbishopric of Mainz.

In 1616, the cathedral chapter of Worms Cathedral elected him to be Bishop of Worms. The cathedral chapter of Mainz Cathedral elected him to also be Archbishop of Mainz in 1626. As Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Georg Friedrich authored the Edict of Restitution in 1627.

He died in Mainz on 6 July 1629.

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References

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Wilhelm von Essern	Prince-Bishop of Worms 1616–1629	Succeeded by Georg Anton von Rodenstein
Preceded by Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg	Archbishop-Elector of Mainz 1626–1629	Succeeded by Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt

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