Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, contemporary portrait by Lambert Sustris
Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg
The Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg was one of the prince-bishoprics of the Holy Roman Empire, and belonged to the Swabian Circle. It should not be confused with the larger diocese of Augsburg, over which the prince-bishop exercised only spiritual authority.
Territory of the Prince-Bishopric
Bishop Friedrich von Zollern (1486–1505)
Reading of the Confessio Augustana by Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, 1530
The Prince-Bishopric and the Diocese of Augsburg