The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical principality and state of the Holy Roman Empire. It consisted of the secular territories ruled by the archbishops of Salzburg, which were dis
Archbishopric of Salzburg, c. 1715
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a Classical composer and musician. He completed more than 800 works in his life—including outstanding examples of most of the genres of his time: symphonies, concertos, cha
Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg
…status during this period. The last prince-archbishop to exercise secular authority was Hieronymus von Colloredo, a patron of the Salzburg-born composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In 1803, the archbishopric was secularised during the German Mediatisation and replaced by the Electorate of Salzburg. The prince-archbishopric's…
Detail from Portrait of the Mozart Family, c. 1781
Mozart's birthplace at Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg
Mozart family on tour: Leopold, Wolfgang, Nannerl; watercolour by Carmontelle, c. 1763
Mozart aged 14 in January 1770 (School of Verona, attributed to Giambettino Cignaroli)