Ferdinand of Bavaria (bishop)

Ferdinand of Bavaria
Archbishop of Cologne
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseCologne
SeeCologne
Appointed1612
Term ended1650
PredecessorErnest of Bavaria
SuccessorMaximilian Henry of Bavaria
Personal details
Born7 October 1577
Died13 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]

Engraving of Ferdinand of Bavaria
  1. ^ Waller, John Francis, ed. (1857). The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography: A Series of Original Memoirs of Distinguished Men, of All Ages and All Nations. Vol. 2. Writers of eminence in the various branches of literature, science and art. William Mackenzie. p. 356.
  2. ^ Barry, Jonathan; Hester, Marianne; Roberts, Gareth (12 March 1998). Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe: Studies in Culture and Belief. Cambridge University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-521-63875-3.