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Ferdinand of Bavaria | |
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Archbishop of Cologne | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Cologne |
See | Cologne |
Appointed | 1612 |
Term ended | 1650 |
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Born | 7 October 1577 |
Died | 13 September 1650 (aged 72) Arnsberg, Westphalia, Holy Roman Empire |
Ferdinand of Bavaria (German: Ferdinand von Bayern) (7 October 1577 – 13 September 1650)[1] was Prince-elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne (Holy Roman Empire) from 1612 to 1650, as successor of Ernest of Bavaria. He was also prince-bishop of Hildesheim, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn.[2]