John II of Werdenberg

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John II of Werdenberg (c. 1430 – 23 February 1486, Frankfurt am Main) was a German nobleman and clergyman of the house of Werdenberg. From 1469 to his death he was bishop of Augsburg.

Family[]

He was one of sixteen children born to John IV, Count of Werdenberg-Sargans (died 1465) and his wife Elisabeth of Württemberg (1412–1476), daughter of Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg and granddaughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. His brothers included (died 1508), (died 1505) and (died 1497). His sisters (died 1496) and (died 1497) both became abbesses of Buchau Abbey, whilst another sister married Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern.

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• "ADB:Werdenberg, Grafen von – Wikisource". de.wikisource.org. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

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