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Karl Philipp Freiherr von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths (1690–1754) was the Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg from 1749 to 1754.
Karl Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths was born in Vollraths on 1 December 1690, the son of Johann Erwein von Greiffenclau (d. 1727) und Anna Lioba von Sickingen-Sickingen. His father's brother, Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths, was the Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg from 1699 to 1719.
He was made a canon (Domizellar) of Wurzburg Cathedral in 1705. He studied at the University of Mainz, before being ordained as a priest on 30 May 1728. He served as rector of the University of Mainz from 1739 to 1749.
On 14 April 1749 the cathedral chapter of Wurzburg Cathedral elected him to be Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg, with Pope Benedict XIV confirming his appointment on 21 July 1749. He was consecrated as a bishop by Daniel Johann Anton von Gebsattel, auxiliary bishop of Wurzburg on 5 October 1749.
He died of tuberculosis on 25 November 1754 and is buried in Wurzburg Cathedral.