Johann Ludwig von Hagen was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1540 to 1547.

Biography

Johann Ludwig von Hagen was born in Pfalzel near Trier

Trier

Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....

 in 1492, the son of Friedrich von Hagen, Amtmann

Amtmann

Amtmann can be :*a feudal, administrative and/or gubernatorial title, such as Bezirksamtmann . Amtmann, ammann and amman were a kind of bailiff in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and in Brussels....

of the Archbishopric of Trier

Archbishopric of Trier

The Archbishopric of Trier was a Roman Catholic diocese in Germany, that existed from Carolingian times until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Its suffragans were the dioceses of Metz, Toul and Verdun. Since the 9th century the Archbishops of Trier were simultaneously princes and since the 11th...

. He studied in Paris

Paris

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 and Cologne

Cologne

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 and then held various ecclesiastical positions in the Archbishopric of Trier.

On August 9, 1540, the cathedral chapter

Cathedral chapter

In accordance with canon law, a cathedral chapter is a college of clerics formed to advise a bishop and, in the case of a vacancy of the episcopal see in some countries, to govern the diocese in his stead. These councils are made up of canons and dignitaries; in the Roman Catholic church their...

 of the Cathedral of Trier

Cathedral of Trier

The Cathedral of Saint Peter is a church in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in the country. The edifice is notable for its extremely long life span under multiple different eras each contributing some elements to its design, including the center of the main chapel...

 elected Johann Ludwig von Hagen as the new Archbishop of Trier. Pope Paul III

Pope Paul III

Pope Paul III , born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He came to the papal throne in an era following the sack of Rome in 1527 and rife with uncertainties in the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation...

 confirmed the appointment on December 10, 1540. During his time as archbishop, he attended regularly to his ecclesiastical duties and opposed the Protestant Reformation

Reformation

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. During the Schmalkaldic War

Schmalkaldic War

The Schmalkaldic War refers to the short period of violence from 1546 until 1547 between the forces of Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, commanded by Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League within the domains of the Holy Roman...

, large areas of the Archbishopric of Trier were devastated by armies, especially Koblenz

Koblenz

Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...

 and the surrounding area.

Johann Ludwig von Hagen died in Ehrenbreitstein

Ehrenbreitstein

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on March 23, 1547. He is buried in the Cathedral of Trier. His tomb was destroyed in 1804.