Johann Eglof von Knöringen (25 July 1537 – 4 June 1575) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1573 to 1575.
Johann Eglof von Knöringen was born in Kreßberg on July 25, 1537.
[2] In the 1550s, he traveled widely in Rome, Vienna, northern Germany, and the Seventeen Provinces.
[1] In 1571, Pope Pius V appointed him protonotary apostolic to deal with the dispute with the Jesuits that had led to violence in Augsburg.
[2] He was elected as Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on May 18, 1573, and Pope Gregory XIII confirmed the appointment on July 31, 1573.