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Melchior Klesl
1552 – 1630
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMelchior Klesl was an Austrian statesman and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church during the time of the Counter-Reformation. He was minister-favourite of King and Emperor Matthias (1609-1618) and a leading advocate for peace between the empire's different confessional leagues before the Thirty Years' War.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 19, 1552
Vienna
Date of death
September 18, 1630
Wiener Neustadt
Occupations & fields
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Field and occupation
- rakouský kardinál, vídeňský biskup
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