Friedrich Karl Joseph Von Erthal

Friedrich Karl Joseph Von Erthal

Friedrich Karl Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Erthal (3 January 1719 – 25 July 1802) was prince-elector and archbishop of Mainz from 18 July 1774 to 4 July 1802, shortly before the end of the archbishopric in the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss.

Erthal was born in Lohr am Main.

His younger brother, Franz Ludwig von Erthal, was the prince-bishop of Würzburg and Bamberg.

Read more about Friedrich Karl Joseph Von Erthal:  Election, Relationship To The Enlightenment, Theological Position, End of The Archbishopric

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