Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt

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Bishop Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt was an 18th-century Austrian nobleman and clergyman known for his patronage of early Alpine mountaineering and scientific exploration.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austrian nobleman
Roman Catholic bishop
human
patron of mountaineering
patron of science
aristocraticStatus Austrian aristocracy
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
era Enlightenment NERFINISHED
familyName von Salm-Reifferscheidt NERFINISHED
fieldOfInterest exploration
geography
mountaineering
natural sciences
gender male
givenName Franz Xaver NERFINISHED
knownFor patronage of early Alpine mountaineering
support of scientific exploration in the Alps
supporting natural scientists and explorers
languageOfCommunication German
nobleFamily House of Salm-Reifferscheidt NERFINISHED
nobleTitle count
notableRole patron of early alpinists
patron of scientific expeditions
occupation bishop
clergyman
patronageArea Alpine exploration
Alpine scientific research
early alpinism
religion Catholicism
residence Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
socialClass high nobility
sphereOfActivity Alps NERFINISHED
Austrian church

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