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Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (Czech: František Schönborn; 24 January 1844 – 25 June 1899) was a Czech Roman Catholic cardinal.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn | |
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Archbishop of Prague | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Prague |
See | Prague |
Appointed | 27 July 1885 |
Term ended | 25 June 1899 |
Predecessor | Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg |
Successor | Lev Skrbenský z Hříště |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (1889–1899) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of České Budějovice (1883–85) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 12 August 1873 |
Consecration | 18 November 1883 by Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg |
Created cardinal | 24 May 1889 by Pope Leo XIII |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 January 1844 |
Died | 25 June 1899 55) Falkenau an der Eger, Austria-Hungary | (aged
Buried | Saint Vitus Cathedral |
Parents | Erwein, 2nd Count of Schönborn Christina Maria Josefa von Brühl |
Alma mater | University of Prague University of Innsbruck Pontifical Gregorian University |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Born at Prague on 24 January 1844 into the noble House of Schönborn, he was a son of Count Erwein Damian Hugo von Schönborn (1812–1881) and Countess Christina Maria Josefa von Brühl (1817–1902).[1]
His paternal grandparents were Count Friedrich Karl Joseph von Schönborn and Baroness Maria Anna von Kerpen (younger daughter of Baron Wilhelm von Kerpen and sister to Karolina Maria von Kerpen, the wife of Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau).[2]
Schönborn served as the 5th Bishop of České Budějovice from 1883 to 1885, 28th Archbishop of Prague from 1885, and was created Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in 1889.[3]
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