Complete list of the Prince Archbishops of Salzburg
All through history since the 7th century, Salzburg was shaped and influenced by its mighty Prince Archbishops ("Fürsterzbischöfe"). Their power was - at least during the prime of Salzburg - unique in the Holy Roman Empire. For example, the Archbishop of Salzburg had the privilege to select Bishops for the filial dioceses of Chiemsee, Gurk, Seckau and Lavant themselves and without involvement of the Pope.
They were entitled to anathemise their enemies themselves and - bearing the honorary
title of "Legatus natus" - the Archbishops of Salzburg wear the Cardinal′s purple if in Rome. The
"Salzburger Domkapitel" (something like a board of directors of the Diocese of Salzburg) has the
privilege of electing the new Archbishop of Salzburg from a suggestion of three that the Pope presents. The latter two privileges are valid until today.
To put it in a nutshell: The Archbishops of Salzburg were - and partly still are - big. Since they are undividable connected with the history of Salzburg, a list of them with the years of their reign can serve as a neat guideline to follow Salzburg through the centuries. Each one of the following Archbishops has left an imprint on the city and the province, and looking for their traces in Salzburg can be good fun.
Prince Archbishops & the years of their reign
Rupert sometimes Robertiner) 696-716/18
Vitalis ?-730
Flobrigis/Flobargisus ?
Johann I. 739-745
Virgilius 745-784
Arno 785-821
Adalram 821-836
Liupramm 836-859
Adalwin 859-873
Adalbert I. 873
Theotmar/Dietmar I. 873-907
Pilgrim I. 907-923
Adalbert II. 923-935
Egilolf 935-939
Herold 939-958
Friedrich I. 958-991
Hartwik 991-1023
Gunthar 1023-1025
Thietmar/Dietmar II. 1025-1041
Balduin 1041-1060
Gebhard von Helfenstein 1060-1088
Berthold von Moosburg (Counter-Archbishop) 1085-1106
Thiemo von Medling 1090-1098
Konrad I. von Abensberg 1106-1147
Eberhard I. von Biburg 1147-1164
Konrad II. von Babenberg 1164-1168
Adalbert III. von Böhmen 1168-1177
Konrad III. von Wittelsbach 1177-1183
Adalbert III. von Böhmen (zum 2. Mal) 1183-1200
Eberhard II. von Regensburg 1200-1246
Burkhard I. von Ziegenhain 1247
Philipp von Spanheim 1247-1257
Ulrich von Seckau 1257-1265
Wladislaw von Schlesien-Liegnitz 1265-1270
Friedrich II. von Walchen 1270-1284
Rudolph I. von Hohenegg 1284-1290
Konrad IV. von Fohnsdorf-Praitenfurt 1291-1312
Weichart von Polheim 1312-1315
Friedrich III. von Leibnitz 1315-1338
Heinrich von Pirnbrunn 1338-1343
Ortolf von Weißeneck 1343-1365
Pilgrim II. von Puchheim 1365-1396
Gregorius Schenk von Osterwitz 1396-1403
Berthold von Wehingen 1404-1406
Eberhard III. von Neuhaus 1406-1427
Eberhard IV. von Starhemberg 1427-1429
Johann II. von Reisberg 1429-1441
Friedrich IV. Truchsess von Emmerberg 1441-1452
Sigismundus I. von Volkersdorf 1452-1461
Burkhard II. von Weißpriach 1461-1466
Bernhard von Rohr 1466-1481
Johann III. Beckenschlager 1481-1489
Friedrich V. von Schaunberg 1489-1494
Sigismundus II. von Hollenegg 1494-1495
Leonhard von Keutschach 1495-1519
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg 1519-1540
Herzog Ernst von Bayern 1540-1554
Michael von Kuenburg 1554-1560
Johann Jacob von Kuen-Belasy 1560-1586
Georg von Kuenburg 1586-1587
Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau 1587-1612
Marcus Sittikus Graf von Hohenems 1612-1619
Paris Graf von Lodron 1619-1653
Guidobald Graf von Thun 1654-1668
Maximilian Gandolf von Kuenburg 1668-1687
Johann Ernst Graf von Thun 1687-1709
Franz Anton Graf von Harrach 1709-1727
Leopold Anton Eleutherius Freiherr von Firmian 1727-1744
Jakob Ernest Graf von Liechtenstein 1745-1747
Andreas Jakob Graf von Dietrichstein 1747-1753
Sigismundus III. Christoph Graf von Schrattenbach 1753-1771
Hieronymus Franz Josef von Colloredo-Mannsfeld 1772-1812
Sigmund Christoph Graf von Zeil und Trauchburg 1812-1814
Leopold Maximilian Graf von Firmian 1818-1822
Augustin Johann Joseph Gruber 1823-1835
Friedrich Johannes Jacob Cölestin von Schwarzenberg 1835-1850
Maximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy 1850-1876
Franz Albert Eder 1876-1890
Johannes Haller 1890-1900
Kardinal Johannes Baptist Katschthaler 1900-1914
Balthasar Kaltner 1914-1918
Ignatius Rieder 1918-1934
Sigismund Waitz 1934-1941
Andreas Rohracher 1943-1969
Eduard Macheiner 1969-1972
Dr. Karl Berg 1973-1988
Dr. Georg Eder 1989-2002
Dr. Alois Kothgasser SDB since 2003, current Archbishop.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishopric_of_Salzburg
Wikipedia on the Archbishopric of Salzburg
