Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch


Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch
Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom
Primate of Hungary
Kollonitsch, mezzotint by Christoph Weigel
Installed14 July 1695
Term ended20 January 1707
PredecessorGyörgy Széchényi
SuccessorChristian August of Saxe-Zeitz
Orders
Ordination25 February 1668
Created cardinal1686
Personal details
Born26 October 1631
Died20 January 1707(1707-01-20) (aged 75)
Vienna, Habsburg monarchy
BuriedPressburg
NationalityHungarian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCount Ernst von Kollonitsch
Anne Elizabeth von Kueffstein
SignatureLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch's signature
Coat of armsLeopold Karl von Kollonitsch's coat of arms

Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch (also spelt Collonicz, Colonitz, Kollonitz, Kolonits and Kolonić; 26 October 1631 – 20 January 1707) or Lipót Kollonich was a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Archbishop of Kalocsa and later of Esztergom, and Primate of Hungary. Also a count of the Holy Roman Empire, he was a leading figure of the Hungarian Counter-Reformation.

As an imperial minister, Kollonitsch was responsible for reorganizing the new Hungarian territories won from the Ottoman Empire and later ceded at the Treaty of Karlowitz. He was said to have gained over one hundred thousand converts to Rome from Orthodox Christianity.