!!!Klesl Khlesl, Melchior

Klesl (Khlesl) Melchior, b. Vienna, Feb. 19, 1553, d. Wiener 
Neustadt (Lower Austria), Sept. 18, 1630, bishop, statesman, son of a 
Lutheran baker. In his youth turned Roman Catholic, became provost of 
St. Stephen´s, 1581-1600 official of the bishop of Passau, 
1588-1630 administrator of the diocese of Wiener Neustadt, 1598 
nominated bishop of Vienna, 1602 appointed, ordained in 1614, 1616 
cardinal. Successfully promoted the  Counter-Reformation in Austria.  
From 1599 chancellor of Archduke  Matthias, the future Emperor; during 
his reign K. was the Emperor´s chief policy maker. In 1618 he 
was arrested on behalf of  Ferdinand II and Archduke  
Maximilian III, taken to the Tyrol and to Rome, released in 1623. 
In 1627 reinstated as bishop, but without any political influence.

!Literature
A. Kerschbaumer, Kardinal K., 21905; J. Rainer, Kardinal 
M. K. Vom "Generalreformator" zum "Ausgleichspolitiker", 
Roemische Quartalschriften fuer Altertumskunde und 
Kirchengeschichte 59, 1964; NDB.


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