Ferdinand von Fürstenberg

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Ferdinand von Fürstenberg was a 17th-century German prince-bishop, scholar, and patron of the arts who played a significant political and cultural role in the Holy Roman Empire.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic bishop
human
patron of the arts
prince-bishop
scholar
activeIn 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
educatedAt Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum
University of Cologne NERFINISHED
University of Leuven
University of Rome La Sapienza
familyName von Fürstenberg
fieldOfWork history
political administration
theology
genre ecclesiastical history
historiography
political writing
givenName Ferdinand
hasRole spiritual leader of his dioceses
territorial prince within the Holy Roman Empire
influenced cultural life in Westphalia
development of Baroque culture in his dioceses
influencedBy Catholic Counter-Reformation ideals
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned German
Latin
memberOf House of Fürstenberg
notableFor political role within the Holy Roman Empire
promotion of Baroque art and architecture in his territories
reconstruction and development of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn after the Thirty Years' War
support of education and ecclesiastical reform
notableWork Historia Westfaliae
Monumenta Paderbornensia
political and historical writings on Westphalia
occupation bishop
historian
politician
writer
partOf Catholic Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire
patronOf architecture
arts
scholarship
positionHeld Prince-Bishop of Münster
Prince-Bishop of Paderborn
religion Catholic Church
religiousOrder secular clergy
residence Münster NERFINISHED
Paderborn NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn
Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn ("Franz von Fürstenberg")
hadRuler
Ferdinand von Fürstenberg ("von Fürstenberg")
familyName
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
notableRuler

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