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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;talerman, post: 4542895, member: 89314&quot;]THE TRIBULATIONS OF A BISHOP DURING THE 30 YEARS&#039; WAR</p><p><br /></p><p>Franz von Hatzfeld became a canon of Würzburg Cathedral in 1615 and later gained other church posts in Würzburg &amp; Bamberg. He was elected Prince-Bishop of Würzburg in 1631.</p><p>During the 30 Years&#039; War, Swedish troops under King Gustavus Adolphus&nbsp; occupied Bamberg and Franz von Hatzfeld fled to Cologne. On 20 June 1633 Swedish High Chancellor Oxenstierna combined Bamberg and Würzburg into a &quot;Duchy of Franconia&quot; for Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, one of Gustavus Adolphus&#039; generals.&nbsp; On 4 August 1633 the cathedral chapter of Bamberg Cathedral (who had escaped to the Duchy of Carinthia) elected Franz von Hatzfeld Prince-Bishop of Bamberg. Following the Swedish defeat at Nördlingen on 5–6 September 1634, Franz von Hatzfeld returned to Würzburg in Nov.1634. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bishopric of WURZBURG&nbsp; Franz von Hatsfeld&nbsp; Taler 1638</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse legend CUSTODES_INVICTI_PATRIAE (The unconquered guardians of the homeland) refers to the Bishop&#039;s wars with Sweden. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1124614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1124615[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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