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Provincial Exhibit Princely Archbishop Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau - Founder of the Baroque City of Salzburg
Wolf-Dietrich von Raitenau came from a little-known aristocratic family residing near Lake Boden. Nevertheless, on March 2, 1587, he was elected Archbishop of Salzburg at the tender age of 22. With Wolf-Dietrich entered an individual into Salzburg's legislature who was to lead the medieval archbishopric down a new path. Imperial Archbishop Wolf-Dietrich allowed the princely-ruled civil state to emerge according to principles of absolutism. During his rule the Gothic city of Salzburg was transformed into the Baroque. After a 25-year reign, continual flare-ups in the dispute with Bavaria over the salt trade - the cornerstone of Salzburg's wealth - lead to his fall. By invading Berchtesgaden in the fall of 1611 the archbishop hoped to seize control of the salt production from Bavarian Duke Maximilian - but to no avail. As a result, Maximilian sent an army to Salzburg and defeated Wolf-Dietrich. While fleeing, the imperial archbishop was captured by Bavarian troops on Carinthian territory and temporarily placed in the fortress at Castle Hohenwerfen. He was then imprisoned in the fortress of Hohensalzburg. The princely ruler died on January 16, 1617 and was laid to rest in the Chapel of Gabriel in a burial spot which he himself specially arranged.
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