Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels
















Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels
Archbishop of Cologne
Kurfürst Max Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels.jpg
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseCologne
SeeCologne
Appointed1761
Term ended1784
Personal details
Born13 May 1708
Died15 April 1784

Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels (13 May 1708 – 15 April 1784) was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and the Bishop of Münster from 1761 to 1784.


He was born in Cologne, son of Albert-Eusebius-Franz von Königsegg-Rothenfels and his wife Maria von Manderscheid-Blankenheim. He was the first Elector of Cologne to come from outside the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty since 1583.


He was the first employer and patron of the young Ludwig van Beethoven.



See also


  • Königsegg-Rothenfels


External links



  • Media related to Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels at Wikimedia Commons




Catholic Church titles
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Clemens August I of Bavaria

Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia
1761–1784
Succeeded by
Maximilian Francis of Austria

Prince-Bishop of Münster
1761–1784







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