Veit von Würzburg (1519–1577) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1561 to 1577.
Veit von Würzburg was born in Rothenkirchen, now incorporated into Pressig, on June 15, 1519.[1]
He was appointed Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on April 22, 1561, with Pope Pius IV confirming the appointment on November 19, 1561.[2] He was ordained as a priest in 1566.[3] Friedrich Lichtenauer, auxiliary bishop of Bamberg, consecrated him as a bishop on June 28, 1562.[4]
He died on July 8, 1577, and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.[5]
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| Preceded by Georg Fuchs von Rügheim |
Prince-Bishop of Bamberg 1561–1577 |
Succeeded by Johann Georg Zobel von Giebelstadt |