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Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads
Archbishop-Elector of Trier
Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Trier
In office
1511–1531
Predecessor
Jakob II von Baden
Successor
Johann III von Metzenhausen
Orders
Ordination
29 May 1512
Consecration
30 May 1512 by Uriel von Gemmingen
Personal details
Born
1467
Schloss Vollrads
Died
13 March 1531 Wittlich
Buried
Trier Cathedral
Richard's arms, from his tomb in the Cathedral of Trier.
Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau and Vollraths; 1467 – 13 March 1531) was a German clergyman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1511 until his death in 1531.[1][2][3]
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