Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg
Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg | |
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| Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück Count von Wartenberg | |
Portrait of Cardinal Wartenberg, 17th century | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Osnabrück |
| Appointed | 26 October 1625 |
| Term ended | 1 December 1661 |
| Predecessor | Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern |
| Successor | Ernest Augustus of Hanover |
| Previous posts | See list
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 March 1618 |
| Consecration | 8 December 1636 by Malatesta Baglioni |
| Created cardinal | 5 April 1660 by Pope Alexander VII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1593 |
| Died | 1 December 1661 (aged 68) Regensburg, Bavaria |
Franz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg (born at Munich, 1 March 1593; died at Ratisbon, 1 December 1661) was a Bavarian Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, expelled from his see in the Thirty Years' War and later restored, and at the end of his life a Cardinal.