Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch
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The native form of this personal name is Kollonich Lipót. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch (also spelt Collonicz, Colonitz, Kollonitz, Kolonits and Kolonić; 26 October 1631 – 20 January 1707) or Lipót Kollonich was a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Archbishop of Kalocsa and later of Esztergom, and Primate of Hungary. Also a count of the Holy Roman Empire, he was a leading figure of the Hungarian Counter-Reformation.
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Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom Primate of Hungary | |
Installed | 14 July 1695 |
Term ended | 20 January 1707 |
Predecessor | György Széchényi |
Successor | Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz |
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Ordination | 25 February 1668 |
Created cardinal | 1686 |
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Born | 26 October 1631 |
Died | 20 January 1707(1707-01-20) (aged 75) Vienna, Habsburg monarchy |
Buried | Pressburg |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Count Ernst von Kollonitsch Anne Elizabeth von Kueffstein |
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As an imperial minister, Kollonitsch was responsible for reorganizing the new Hungarian territories won from the Ottoman Empire and later ceded at the Treaty of Karlowitz. He was said to have gained over one hundred thousand converts to Rome from Orthodox Christianity.