Franz Ludwig Von Erthal - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Sep 16, 1730 Lohr am Main, Bavaria, Germany Died on 14 Feb 1795 (aged 64)

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About Franz Ludwig Von Erthal

  • Franz Ludwig Freiherr von Erthal (16 September 1730 in Lohr am Main - 14 February 1795 in Würzburg) was the prince-bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg from 1779 until his death.
  • He was buried at the Würzburg Cathedral (#45 diagram).
  • From 1779 until his death, he was very prudent as the prince-bishop of Bamberg and Würzburg in personal union.
  • He was permeated with the ideas of the Enlightenment and promoted the education of the clergy.
  • In Bamberg he built the first modern hospital and introduced a first public social insurance.
  • The University of Bamberg received a chair for veterinary medicine under its government.
  • Politically he was loyal to the house of Habsburg and close to Emperor Joseph II.
  • Unlike his predecessor Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim, Erthal was no friend of profane pleasures, and there were no hunts and opera performances at his court.
  • The Würzburg Residenz was however completed during his reign.

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