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Joseph Clemens von Bayern (1671-1723)

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: Joseph Clemens Kajetan von Bayern

Qualifications: archbishop, art collector, patron
Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regenburg (1685-1694), Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1688-1723), Prince-Bishop of Liège (1694-1723) and of Hildesheim (1702-1723)

Nationality/school: German

Born: Munich 1671-12-05

Deceased: Bonn 1723-11-12
buried in the Cologne cathedral

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: third son of Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and Henrietta Adelaide of Savoy, brother of Maximilian II (Maximilian Emanuel), Elector of Bavaria. Joseph Clemens was succeeded by his nephew Clemens August of Bavaria.

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Keulen 1688
Luik (stad) 1694
Bonn 1702
He was forced to flee his residence Bonn in 1702 and found refuge at the French court.
Namen 1702
Lille (Frankrijk) 1704
Valenciennes 1709 - 1714
Bonn 1715