Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels

Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels

Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels (13 May 1708 – 15 April 1784) was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and the Bishop of Münster from 1761 to 1784. He was born in Cologne. He was the first Elector of Cologne to come from outside the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty since 1583.

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Preceded by
Clemens August I of Bavaria
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia
1761–1784
Succeeded by
Maximilian Francis of Austria
Prince-Bishop of Münster
1761–1784
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