Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt (1699–1768) was the Prince-Bishop of Augsburg

Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg

The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, which belonged to the Swabian Circle.-Early period:...

 from 1740 to 1768.

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Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt

Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt

The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was a member state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse between the four sons of Philip I, the last Landgrave of Hesse....

 was born in Brussels

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 on January 22, 1699, the son of Philip of Hesse-Darmstadt

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 and his wife Princess Marie Therese von Croÿ

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 (1673–1714), daughter of Ferdinand François Joseph von Croÿ, 3rd Duke of Havré.Article on German Wikipedia He was raised partially in Mantua

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.Article on German Wikipedia

He was ordained

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 as a priest

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 in Augsburg

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 on March 13, 1729. The cathedral chapter

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 of Augsburg Cathedral

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 elected him to be Prince-Bishop of Augsburg

Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg

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 on August 18, 1740, and Pope Benedict XIV

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 confirmed this appointment on January 2, 1741. He was subsequently consecrated as a bishop

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 by Johann Jakob von Mayr, auxiliary bishop

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 of Augsburg

Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg

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, on February 12, 1741.

On April 29, 1764, the cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony as his coadjutor bishop

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, an appointment approved by Pope Clement XIII

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 only on the condition that Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony would renounce his titles of Prince-Bishop of Freising and Prince-Bishop of Regensburg upon becoming Prince-Bishop of Augsburg.Article on German Wikipedia

Joseph Ignaz Philipp von Hessen-Darmstadt died in Plombières-les-Bains

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on August 20, 1768.Article on German Wikipedia