Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff

Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff (28 May 1761 – 20 January 1819) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.^[1]

His Eminence Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff
Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc
Lithograph by Faustin Herr
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Olomouc
Appointed	23 September 1816
Predecessor	Antonín Theodor Count of Colloredo-Waldsee
Successor	Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Other post(s)	Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hradec Králové
Orders
Created cardinal	23 September 1816 by Pope Pius VII
Personal details
Born	28 May 1761 Graz
Died	20 January 1819(1819-01-20) (aged 57) Vienna
Buried	Olomouc
Coat of arms

Styles of Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Olomouc

Early life

He was born on 28 May 1761 in Graz as son of Imperial Count Weikhard Joseph von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1711-1788) and Countess Maria Anna von Wurmbrand-Stuppach (1733-1807).

Ecclesiastical career

He was ordained as Bishop of Hradec Králové on 8 September 1795.^[2] On 26 November 1811 he was elected Archbishop of Olomouc. Due to the imprisonment of Pope Pius VII by Napoleon Bonaparte, papal approval of this decision did not take place until 15 March 1814. On 23 September 1816 he was appointed cardinal.^[3]

He died in Vienna on 20 January 1819 and was buried in Olomouc.^[1]