Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg
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IntroPrince-Bishop of Bamberg
PlacesGermany
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth7 January 1612
Death3 February 1672 (aged 60 years)
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Biography

Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck (1612–1672) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1653 to 1672.

Biography

Philipp Valentin Albrecht Voit von Rieneck was born in Rodenbach, today a part of Lohr, on 10 January 1612.

He was appointed Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on 13 February 1653 but this appointment was not confirmed by Pope Alexander VII until 14 January 1658. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1661.

He died in Bamberg on 3 February 1672.

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