Johann Philipp von Lamberg

Johann Philipp Cardinal Count von Lamberg (born 25 May 1651 in Vienna, 30 October 1712 in Regensburg), was bishop of Passau and a Cardinal.,

Originating from the old Austrian of Lamberg, the son of Johann Maximilian von Lamberg studied philosophy, law, and political science in Vienna, Steyr, and Passau. In 1663 he became a canon in Passau, in 1668 in Olomouc, and in 1673 Doctor iuris utriusque at the University of Siena. In 1675, he was succeeded by his appointment as mayor in Salzburg and in 1676 as imperial court councilor. As such, he was ambassador in Düsseldorf, Dresden, Berlin and Regensburg. Lamberg also participated in the Great Turkish War. On the 24th of May, 1689, the cathedral chapter of Passau elected him to be the new bishop, although he had received the deacon ordination. On January 11, 1690, the papal confirmation followed, and on 14 May 1690 the bishop's ordination by the Archbishop of Kalocsa, Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch.

Johann Philipp von Lamberg also remained as a prince-bishop mainly a politician and diplomat. In 1697 he went to Warsaw as an imperial minister, where he was the king of Augsburg. In 1699 he was appointed Imperial Principal Commissar, and on July 21, 1700, at the suggestion of Emperor Leopold I, his appointment as Cardinal priest was followed by Pope Innocent XII. His title church was San Silvestro in Capite. He took part in Conclave 1700, in which Clemens XI. Was elected Pope.

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