Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castel Corno, 48th Bishop of Olomouc - Residentia Schroffeliana (Olomouc, Central Moravia)
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The depicted stucco CoA of Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castel Corno (Karel II. z Lichtenštejna-Kastelkornu), 48th bishop of Olomouc in 1664–1695, you can see above the main entrance of Residentia Schroffeliana in Olomouc.
Waymark Code: WMKK8B
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/25/2014
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The depicted stucco CoA of Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castel Corno (Karel II. z Lichtenštejna-Kastelkornu), 48th bishop of Olomouc in 1664–1695, you can see above the main entrance of Residentia Schroffeliana in Olomouc.
Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castel Corno (1623–1695) was a Catholic priest and prince-bishop. In 1655 he was ordained priest in the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg. Between 1664-1695 he served as Prince-Bishop of Olomouc in the Moravia. A cultured man, he was among other things a collector of music, and maintained close ties with the imperial court in Vienna throughout his career. [wiki]
Olomouc is unique by its church' district with 14 palaces of canons of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Wenceslas - depicted and waymarked Baroque "Residentia Schroffeliana" is one of them. "Residentia Schroffeliana" in Wurmova Street 13, has a Renaissance and Gothic core with an oriel chapel in the rear wing. The front and side wing, with their Early Baroque stucco ceilings, were built around 1680 under the canon Ferdinand, Baron Schroffel von Schroffenheim. According to the plaque in the passage, the rebuilding of the residence started on 24th April 1679.