Background
Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg was born in Eichstätt on May 14, 1644.
Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg was born in Eichstätt on May 14, 1644.
He became a canon of Bamberg Cathedral, Würzburg Cathedral, and Augsburg Cathedral. On June 10, 1683, he was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg. Pope Innocent XI confirmed his appointment on September 2, 1686.
He was ordained as a priest and consecrated as a bishop by Stephan Weinberger, auxiliary bishop of Augsburg, on April 6, 1687.
He received Schloss Greifenstein and rebuilt it in Baroque style, 1691-1693, employing the Bavarian architect Leonhard Dientzenhofer. He died on October 9, 1693.