Marquard von Berg (1528–1591) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1575 to 1591.
Marquard von Berg was born in Öpfingen in 1528.[1] At the age of 13, he was sent to study at the University of Ingolstadt, where he remained until 1545.[2] Starting in 1548, he studied law at the University of Padua and the University of Pavia.[3] In 1551, he interrupted his studies to take over the parish church in Langweid am Lech. He then completed his studies, graduating in 1554.[4] In 1559, he became provost of Bamberg Cathedral.[5]
He was elected Prince-Bishop of Augsburg on July 26, 1575 and Pope Gregory XIII confirmed his appointment on September 24, 1575.[6] He was ordained as a priest on December 8, 1575.[7] Michael Dornvogel, auxiliary bishop of Augsburg, consecrated him as a bishop on January 15, 1576.[8]
He died in Dillingen an der Donau on January 29, 1591.[9]
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| Preceded by Johann Eglof von Knöringen |
Prince-Bishop of Augsburg 1575–1591 |
Succeeded by Johann Otto von Gemmingen |