Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (25 September 1582 – 19 September 1625) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest and Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück. He was a son of Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and thus a member of the noble and ancient Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen family.[citation needed]
Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |
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| Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Appointed | 19 April 1623 |
| Predecessor | Philip Sigismund |
| Successor | Francis of Wartenberg |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 October 1623 by Attilio Amalteo |
| Created cardinal | 11 January 1621 by Paul V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1582 |
| Died | 19 September 1625 (aged 42) Iburg Castle, Bad Iburg |
On the 15 December 1620 Pope Gregory XV created him Cardinal in pectore, he was publicly proclaimed Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna on 11 Jan 1621. He was appointed Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück on 28 April 1623.[1] On the 29 October 1623 he chose to become a priest and was ordained.
He was never styled Eminence as this was only done after his death in 1630.
References
edit- ^ Whaley, Joachim (2011-11-24). Germany and the Holy Roman Empire: Volume I: Maximilian I to the Peace of Westphalia, 1493-1648. Oxford University Press. pp. 587–589. ISBN 978-0-19-161721-8.
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