Hermann of Wied, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann of Wied

Roman Catholic archbishop

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1477

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1552

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hermann of Wied (German: Hermann von Wied) (14 January 1477 – 15 August 1552) was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1515 to 1546. In 1521, he supported a punishment for German reformer Martin Luther, but later opened up one of the Holy Roman Empire's most important archbishoprics to the Protestant Reformation.