Karl Theodor von Dalberg
| Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg | |
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Portrait of Karl Theodor von Dalberg by Franz Stirnbrand, 1812
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| Ordination | 3 February 1788 |
| Consecration | 31 August 1788 by Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal |
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8 February 1744 Herrnsheim, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 10 February 1817 (aged 73) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1788–1800) |
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (8 February 1744 – 10 February 1817) was Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duke of Frankfurt.
Born in Herrnsheim near Worms, Germany, he was the son of Franz Heinrich, administrator of Worms, one of the chief counsellors of the Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz. Karl devoted himself to the study of Canon law, and entered the church. Having been appointed in 1772 governor of Erfurt, he won further advancement by his successful administration. In 1787 he was elected coadjutor cum iure successionis of the Archbishopric of Mainz and the Bishopric of Worms, and in 1788 of the Bishopric of Constance; at the same time, he became titular archbishop of Tarsus in Cilicia and was ordained priest (11/11/1787) and bishop (8/31/1788). While he did succeed the respective bishops in Constance (1800) and Worms (1802), he failed to succeed in Mainz as bishop, though he did succeed in Mainz's temporal rights and also, de facto, in the pastoral ones as far as the right bank of the Rhine was concerned.
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