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Mark Sittich von Hohenems was born in Hohenems on June 24, 1574, and educated by his powerful uncle, Cardinal Mark Sittich von Hohenems Altemps.
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Mark Sittich von Hohenems (1574–1619) was the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1612 to 1619. He was studying in Milan and since 1585 in Rome. He was consecrated as a bishop by Ehrenfried von Kuenburg, Bishop of Chiemsee, on October 7, 1612.
As Archbishop, he was no puppet of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, refusing to enter the Catholic League.
He was, however, unable to keep the Archbishopric of Salzburg out of the Thirty Years" War. The Archbishop employed Vincenzo Scamozzi as architect for the new Salzburg Cathedral, with the foundation stone of the new building being laid in 1614.
He also commissioned Santino Solari to build the Hellbrunn Palace, including its famous fountains. He was thus a major figure in promoting Baroque architecture north of the Alps.
He died on October 9, 1619.
He was buried in Franciscan closter in Salzburg.
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