Hugo Eberhard Kratz von Scharfenstein

Hugo Eberhard Kratz von Scharfenstein (1591 – 8 January 1663) was the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1654 to 1663.

[1] Hugo Eberhard Graf Kratz von Scharfenstein was born in Engers in 1591.

[2] He was a member of the Mainz privy council from 1645 to 1647.

[2] On 18 May 1654 the cathedral chapter of Worms Cathedral elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of Worms, though it was not until 26 June 1662 that the appointment was confirmed by Pope Alexander VII.

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Hugo Everhard Cratz von Scharfenstein in Anselmus van Hulle: Les hommes illustres qui ont vécu dans le XVII. siecle , 1717
Hugo Eberhard von Cratz von Scharfenstein