Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

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Joseph Clemens of Bavaria was a Bavarian prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who became Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and a significant political and ecclesiastical figure in late 17th- and early 18th-century Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bavarian prince
Elector of Cologne
Roman Catholic archbishop
human
member of the House of Wittelsbach
allyOf Louis XIV of France
appointed Archbishop of Cologne in 1688
burialPlace Cologne Cathedral
consecratedAsBishop 1688
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Bavaria
dateOfBirth 1671-12-05
dateOfDeath 1723-11-12
educatedAt Jesuit institutions
endTime 1694 (as Prince-Bishop of Regensburg)
1723 (as Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
1723 (as Bishop of Liège)
familyName Wittelsbach
father Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
givenName Clemens
Joseph
heldTitle Archchancellor of Italy (as Elector of Cologne)
Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire
house Wittelsbach
mother Henriette Adelaide of Savoy
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor French-aligned policy within the Holy Roman Empire
political and ecclesiastical influence in late 17th- and early 18th-century Germany
role in the Cologne electoral politics
opposedBy Habsburg Monarchy
participatedIn War of the Spanish Succession
placeOfBirth Munich
placeOfDeath Bonn
positionHeld Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
Bishop of Liège
Prince-Bishop of Regensburg
predecessor Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (as Elector of Cologne)
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Bonn
Cologne
sexOrGender male
sibling Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
startTime 1685 (as Prince-Bishop of Regensburg)
1688 (as Archbishop-Elector of Cologne)
1694 (as Bishop of Liège)
style His Electoral Highness
successor Clemens August of Bavaria (as Elector of Cologne)
supported France during the War of the Spanish Succession

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Electorate of Cologne notableRuler Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska child Johann Theodor of Bavaria
linked to: Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Prince-elector of Cologne officeHoldersInclude Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Magdalenenklause commissionedBy Elector Max Emanuel of Bavaria
linked to: Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Austria (1634–1696) child Joseph Clemens of Bavaria