Maximiliano de Austria

Maximiliano de Austria (13 November 1555 – 1 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603), and Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Maximiliano de Austria
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office1603–1614
PredecessorJuan de Sanclemente Torquemada
SuccessorJuan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa
Orders
Consecration16 Feb 1597
by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas
Personal details
Born13 Nov 1555
Died1 Jul 1614 (age 58)
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601)
Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603)

Biography

Maximiliano de Austria was born in Jaén, Spain as illegitimate son of Leopoldo de Austria, Bishop of Córdoba and illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.[3] On 23 September 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cádiz.[1][2][3] On 16 February 1597, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas, Bishop of Jaén.[3] On 27 August 1601, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Segovia.[2][3] On 21 April 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.[2][3] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 1 July 1614.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 200. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 310, 192, and 158. (in Latin)
  3. "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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