Biography
The third son of Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and his wife, Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy, Joseph Clemens was designated by his parents for a life in the church. He became Archbishop of Cologne in 1688 after the death of Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, and his appointment to that post by Pope Innocent XI was one cause of the War of the Grand Alliance. He later also served as Prince-Bishop of Liège, of Regensburg, of Freising and of Hildesheim.
He was a proposed groom for Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Chartres and only daughter of Philippe de France (brother of Louis XIV) and his second wife Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate. Joseph Clemens' own sister Maria Anna Victoria had married Élisabeth Charlotte's cousin le Grand Dauphin. Élisabeth Charlotte refused and was later married to the Duke of Lorraine.
As did his brother Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Joseph Clemens allied with France during the War of Spanish Succession and was forced to flee his residence Bonn in 1702 and found refuge at the French court. Joseph Clemens was put under the ban of the Empire and deprived of his lands in 1706.
The war between France and the Empire was finally ended in 1714 with the Treaty of Baden, which restored Joseph Clemens. He died in Bonn, and was buried at the Cologne Cathedral. Joseph Clemens was succeeded by his nephew Clemens August of Bavaria.
| Joseph Clemens of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Born: 5 December 1671 in Munich Died: 12 November 1723 in Bonn | ||
| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Albert Sigismund of Bavaria |
Prince-Bishop of Freising 1685–1694 |
Succeeded by John Francis von Eckher von Kapfing und Liechteneck |
| Prince-Bishop of Regensburg 1685–1694 |
Succeeded by Clemens August of Bavaria |
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| Preceded by Maximilian Henry of Bavaria |
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia 1688–1723 |
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| Preceded by Jobst Edmund of Brabeck |
Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim 1702–1723 |
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| Preceded by John Louis of Elderen |
Prince-Bishop of Liège 1694–1723 |
Succeeded by George Louis de Berghes |
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| Name | Joseph Clemens of Bavaria |
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| Short description | Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop |
| Date of birth | 5 December 1671 |
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| Date of death | 12 November 1723 |
| Place of death | Bonn |
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