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Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

1559–1617 · 16th century

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau was Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1587 to 1612. He began rebuilding the city in Italian baroque style, clearing space for a new cathedral and building the Mirabell palace for his companion Salome Alt, but after a conflict with Bavaria over salt he was deposed and died imprisoned in the fortress of Hohensalzburg.

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau
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Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg

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