Sigismund von Schrattenbach
Appearance
Sigismund von Schrattenbach | |
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Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Salzburg |
See | Cathedral of Saints Rupert and Vergilius |
Installed | 26 September 1753 |
Term ended | 16 December 1771 |
Predecessor | Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein |
Successor | Hieronymus von Colloredo |
Personal details | |
Born | Graz, Styria, Holy Roman Empire | 28 February 1698
Died | 16 December 1771 Salzburg, Archbishopric of Salzburg, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 73)
Nationality | Austrian |
Sigismund Graf von Schrattenbach (28 February 1698 – 16 December 1771) was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1753 to 1771. Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart worked for him.
Life
[change | change source]He was born in Graz, Styria. He studied theology in Rome. He became a priest in 1723. He was a canon in Salzburg in 1731. He was chosen to be Archbishop of Salzburg in 1753. He employed Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Michael Haydn as musicians. He died in Salzburg.[1] Michael Haydn performed his Requiem for the funeral service.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Siegmund III. - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ Wolff, Christoph (1998). Mozart's Requiem: Historical and Analytical Studies, Documents, Score. University of California Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-520-21389-0.