Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPhilipp Adolf von Ehrenberg
Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg
Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1583
Place of Birth: Heinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date of Death: 16-Jul-1631
Profession: Catholic priest
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg
- Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg (1583–1631) was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1622 to 1631. Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg was born in Heinsheim, which is today a district of Bad Rappenau, on September 23, 1583, the son of Johann Heinrich von Ehrenberg (d.
- 1584).
- His mother was the sister of Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, who was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1573 to 1617 and led the massive witch-hunt of Wurzburg alongside his son.The cathedral chapter of Würzburg Cathedral elected him to be Prince-Bishop of Würzburg on February 6, 1623, with Pope Urban VIII confirming his appointment on March 19, 1624.As bishop, von Ehrenberg was a fierce supporter of the Counter-Reformation and supported re-Catholicization throughout his territories.
- He also oversaw the Würzburg witch trials, a massive witch-hunt in his bishopric from 1626 to 1630, during which time some 900 alleged witches were burned at the stake.He died on July 16, 1631.
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