(11) 1. FIRMIAN, Leopold Ernest von (1708-1783)
Birth. September 22, 1708, Trent. Son of Baron Franz Alfons Georg von Firmian and Countess Barbara Elisabeth von Thun.
Education. Gymnasial studies at Trent; philosophy at Graz, 1724-1726; theology, Pontifical Collegium Germanicum, Rome, 1726-1729.
Priesthood. Ordained, September 25, 1729, with papal dispensation for not having yet reached the canonical age.
Episcopate. Elected bishop of Seckau, February 13, 1739. Consecrated (no information found). Granted dispensation to accept the election to coadjutor of Trent, with right of succession, made by the cathedral chapter on May 29, 1748. Resigned coadjutorship, January 20, 1756. Elected bishop of Passau by its cathedral chapter, September 1, 1763; preconized, September 26, 1763. Decorated with the grand cross of the Austrian Order of Sankt Stefan, 1765.
Cardinalate. Created cardinal priest in the consistory of December 14, 1772. Did not participate in the conclave of 1774-1775, which elected Pope Pius VI. Received the red hat and the title of S. Pietro in Montorio in the consistory celebrated by Pope Pius VI in Vienna, April 19, 1782.
Death. March 13, 1783, Passau. Exposed and buried in the cathedral of Passau.
Link. His engraving and biographical data, in German.
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