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Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein
Archbishop of Mainz
Portrait by Heinrich Carl Brandt
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseElectorate of Mainz
In office1743–1763
Personal details
Born6 July 1689
Died4 June 1763 (aged 73)
Osteiner Hof on Schillerplatz in Mainz

Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein (6 July 1689 – 4 June 1763) was the Archbishop of Mainz, Elector of Mainz and Prince-Bishop of Worms.

Early life

He was born as the eldest son of Count Johann Franz Sebastian von Ostein (1652-1718) and his wife, Countess Anna Karolina Maria von Schönborn (1671-1746). Among his siblings were Johann Franz Heinrich Carl von Ostein, Austrian Ambassador to England and Russia.

One of his ancestors was Johann Heinrich von Ostein, Prince-Bishop of Basel during the Thirty Years' War. His maternal grandparents were Count Melchior Friedrich von Schönborn-Buchheim and Baroness Maria Anna Sophia Johanna von Boyneburg-Lengsfeld (a daughter of Johann Christian von Boyneburg). Among his maternal family were uncles, Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg,Friedrich Karl von Schönborn-Buchheim, the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg and Prince-Bishop of Bamberg who served as Vice-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire under Joseph I, Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn-Buchheim, the Prince-Bishop of Speyer and Bishop of Konstanz, Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn, a diplomat and composer, Anselm Franz von Schönborn, and Franz Georg von Schönborn, the Elector and Archbishop of Trier who was also Prince-Bishop of Worms and Prince-Provost of Ellwangen.

Career

On 22 April 1743, he was selected as a compromise candidate for Archbishop. His rule was overshadowed by the War of the Austrian Succession, Seven Years' War and subsequent peace treaty. Having supported the losing side in the Seven Years' War, the cost of reparations bankrupted Mainz.

A new mansion, Osteiner Hof was built along the Diethmarkt, now Schillerplatz, as his principal residence. The town experienced at Osteins time big changes. The electoral palace was largely completed in 1752.

In addition, the new buildings of St. Peter's and the Jesuit church were built, as well as the Bassenheimer Hof on Diethmarkt.

Personal life

Johann Friedrich Karl died on 4 June 1763 and was buried in Mainz Cathedral.

References

  1. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein
  2. ^ Deutsche Biographie website, Johann Friedrich Karl, Count of Ostein
  3. Canstadt, Carl Friedrich Schilling von (1807). Geschlechts-Beschreibung derer Familien von Schilling bearb. durch --- (etc.) (in German). Müller. p. 156. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. "Biografie Johann Philipp Franz Graf von Schönborn (German)". Bayerische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. "Biografie Friedrich Carl, Graf von Schönborn (German)". Bayerische Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Schönborn" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  7. "Schönborn, Rudolf Franz Erwein Graf - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. Heinrich, Rolf-Torsten (27 November 2014). Erfurter Wappenbuch (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. p. 81. ISBN 978-3-7347-3242-3. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. Schmid, Wolfgang. "Franz Georg von Schönborn". Internetportal Rheinische Geschichte (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. Mainz website, City Walk Itinerary
Catholic Church titles
Regnal titles
Preceded byPhilipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich Archbishop-Elector of Mainz
1743-1763 		Succeeded byEmmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim
Preceded byFranz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim Prince-Bishop of Worms
1756-1763 		Succeeded byJohann IX Philipp von Walderdorff
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