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1757, Bamberg, Franz Conrad von Stadion und Thannhausen. Silver 3 Kreuzer Coin. VF-

Mint year: 1757 Reference: KM-120 ($110 in VF!). Denomination: 3 Kreuzer - Death of Franz Conrad Condition: Scratches in reverse fields, otherwise VF+ Diameter: 23mm Weight: 1.96gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Coat-of-arms, topped by five tournament helmets with crests. Legend: FRANCISCVS CONRADVS D . G . EP . BAMB . S . R . I . PRINC .

Reverse: Cross above inscription with biographical data of the Bishop´s birth, election and death. Legend: + NATUS / DIE 29. AUG. 1679 / ELECTUS / IN EPIS : BAMBERG / DIE 23. IULII . 1753 / DENATUS / D . 6 . MART . 1757 / AETAT . 77 . ANN / 5 . MENS . / 21 . DIER :

The Bishopric of Bamberg was established in 1007, to further expand the spread of Christianity in Germany. The ecclesiastical state was a member of the Holy Roman Empire from about 1245 until it was subsumed to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1802.

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Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen (1679–1757) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1753 to 1757. Franz Konrad von Stadion und Thannhausen was born in Arnstein on 29 August 1679. He became a canon of Bamberg Cathedral in 1695. He was sent to Rome and Angers to study. In 1709, the Archbishop of Mainz named him ambassador to the court of Saxony. He became a member of the cathedral chapter of Würzburg Cathedral in 1719. He was ordained as a priest on 2 February 1724. He became provost of Würzburg Cathedral in 1729. On 23 July 1753 he was appointed Prince-Bishop of Bamberg, with Pope Benedict XIV confirming the appointment on 26 September 1753. He was consecrated as a bishop by Heinrich Joseph von Nitschke, auxiliary bishop of Bamberg on 4 November 1753. He died on 6 March 1757 and is buried in Bamberg Cathedral.