Heinrich von Lichtenau (1444–1517) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1505 to 1517.
Heinrich von Lichtenau was born in Mindelheim in 1444.[1] He was ordained as a priest in Augsburg in 1484.[2]
The cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral elected him Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on April 1, 1505.[3] Pope Julius II confirmed his appointment on May 7, 1505, and he was consecrated as a bishop by Gabriel von Eyb, Bishop of Eichstätt, on July 27, 1505.[4]
He died on April 12, 1517.[5]
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| Preceded by Friedrich von Hohenzollern |
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg 1505–1517 |
Succeeded by Christoph von Stadion |