Klemens August of Bavaria
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Clemens or Klemens August of Bavaria (1700-1761) was born in Brussels, a member of the Wittelsbach house.
His uncle Joseph Clemens, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne saw to it that Klemens August of Bavaria received several appointments in Alt-Oetting, Diocese of Regensburg and at the Prince-Bishopric of Berchtesgaden and he soon received papal confirmation as Bishop of Regensburg, and later of Cologne.
As Archbishop of Cologne, he was one of the Electors, a Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, and Osnabrück, and a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
| Preceded by: Ludwig Franz of Palatinate-Neuburg | Grand Master of the Teutonic Order 1732-1761 | Succeeded by: Charles Alexander of Lorraine |