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Neytard von Thüngen (1545–1598) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1591 to 1598.
Biography
Neytard von Thüngen was born in Wüstensachsen (today a district of Ehrenberg, Hesse) on May 1, 1545.
He was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on December 14, 1591, and Pope Clement VIII confirmed his appointment on June 6, 1593. He was ordained as a priest in 1596. Johann Ertlin, auxiliary bishop of Bamberg, consecrated him as a bishop on November 11, 1597.
He was a leading proponent of the Counter-Reformation. The witch-hunt in Bamberg began while he was prince-bishop.
He died in Würzburg on December 26, 1598, and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.
References
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