Background
Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg was born in Koblenz on July 14, 1622.
Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg was born in Koblenz on July 14, 1622.
He was ordained as a priest in Mainz in 1655. From 1664 to 1666, he was the rector of the University of Mainz. The cathedral chapter of Mainz Cathedral elected Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg Archbishop of Mainz on January 9, 1679.
On January 25, 1679, the cathedral chapter of Worms Cathedral elected him Bishop of Worms, thus continuing the personal union between the Archbishopric of Mainz and the Bishop of Worms that had existed since 1663.
Pope Innocent XI confirmed both appointments on September 4, 1679. He died on September 28, 1679, never having been consecrated as a bishop.
He is buried in Mainz Cathedral.