Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
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Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to 1540.
Cardinal Lang von Wellenburg, oil on parchment, Danube school, early 16th century
Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt
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The Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church covering the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. Though named after Gurk
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg
…Maximilian I, and his services were rewarded in 1500 with the provostship of the cathedral at Augsburg and five years later with the position of the Bishop of Gurk. He also received the Bishopric of Cartagena in Murcia in 1510 and was appointed cardinal by Pope Julius II one year later. In 1514 he became coadjutor…
Klagenfurt Cathedral
Gurk Cathedral
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