Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg
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His Eminence Friedrich Johann Joseph Cölestin zu Schwarzenberg |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Prague | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Prague |
| Installed | 15 August 1850 |
| Term ended | 27 March 1885 |
| Predecessor | Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk |
| Successor | Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino |
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| Ordination | 25 July 1833 |
| Consecration | 1 May 1836 |
| Created Cardinal | 24 January 1842 by Gregory XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born |
April 6, 1809 Vienna Austria |
| Died | March 27, 1885 (aged 75) Vienna Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Previous post | Archbishop of Salzburg (1836-1849) |
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Friedrich Johannes Jacob Celestin von Schwarzenberg, sometimes Friedrich Johann Joseph Cölestin zu Schwarzenberg or in Czech Bedřich Schwarzenberg(April 6, 1809, Vienna, Austria – March 27, 1885, Vienna, Austria) was a Catholic Cardinal of the nineteenth century in Austria and the Kingdom of Bohemia.
He was the youngest child of John Joseph, Prince of Schwarzenberg and of his wife Pauline d'Arenberg and brother to Austrian Prime Minister Felix, Prince of Schwarzenberg. After his mother was incinerated during a ball given in Paris in celebration of Napoleon's marriage to Marie Louise of Austria, he was placed under the care of Father Lorenz Greif and soon devoted himself to studying for the priesthood. Friedrich began his theological studies at Salzburg but completed his last year of theology in Vienna, where he was ordained to the priesthood at the age of 24. Friedrich was thought so highly of, that a papal dispensation was requested to elevate him to Archbishopric of Salzburg in 1835 even though he was not, according to canon law, old enough.
As Archbishop of Salzburg, his main priority over the following decade was the elimination of Protestantism in his diocese. Whilst he accepted the imperial resolution of 1837 demanding the emigration of Protestants, it turned out that Friedrich was deeply ambivalent because he knew that demanding Protestants to leave in such a way would adversely affect the lives of their families, especially their children. He was also a major patron of the arts and of charities during these years, establishing a major college for the study of music.
He was named a cardinal at the age of thirty-three in 1842 and after the Protestant issue had settled, he turned his focus to improving diocesan government through more regular meetings of bishops, as had been decreed by the Council of Trent. This did not prove a great success and Schwarzenberg was transferred to the see of Prague by Pope Pius IX in 1850, having been elect its Archbishop a year before. During his long period in Prague (1849 - 1885), Schwarzenberg's chief focus was on the relationship between Church and State in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, however the success he achieved in this role was at best moderate.
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