Maximilian of Austria (Bishop)

Most Reverend Maximiliano de Austria
Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela
In office	1603–1614
Predecessor	Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada
Successor	Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601) Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603)
Orders
Consecration	16 Feb 1597 by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas
Personal details
Born	13 Nov 1555 Jaén, Spain
Died	1 Jul 1614 (age 58) Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Maximiliano de Austria (13 November 1555 – 1 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1603–1614), Bishop of Segovia (1601–1603), and Bishop of Cádiz (1596–1601).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Maximiliano de Austria was born in Jaén, Spain as illegitimate son of Leopoldo de Austria, Bishop of Córdoba and illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.^[3] On 23 September 1596, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cádiz.^[1][2][3] On 16 February 1597, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardo Sandoval Rojas, Bishop of Jaén.^[3] On 27 August 1601, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Segovia.^[2][3] On 21 April 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.^[2][3] He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela until his death on 1 July 1614.^[2][3]

According to Manuel Gago Mariño, the sculptures at the base of the Maximilian Staircase of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, directed by Maximilian are also related to the Battle of Clavijo.^[4]

See also

• Catholic Church in Spain

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 200. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 310, 192, and 158. (in Latin)
3. "Archbishop Maximiliano de Austria" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. Mariño, Manuel Gago (2023-01-23). "É posible que teñas pasado centos de veces por esta praza". Twitter (in Galician). Retrieved 2023-01-30.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Cádiz y Ceuta (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Segovia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Segovia (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Antonio Zapata y Cisneros	Bishop of Cádiz 1596–1601	Succeeded by Gómez Suárez Figueroa
Preceded by Andrés Pacheco	Bishop of Segovia 1601–1603	Succeeded by Pedro Castro Nero
Preceded by Juan de Sanclemente Torquemada	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela 1603–1614	Succeeded by Juan Beltrán Guevara y Figueroa