Robert of Berghes
Appearance
Robert of Berghes | |
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Prince-bishop of Liège | |
![]() Anonymous portrait of Robert of Berghes | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Diocese | Diocese of Liège |
Installed | 7 May 1557 |
Term ended | 30 March 1563 |
Predecessor | George of Austria |
Successor | Gerard of Grœsbeek |
Personal details | |
Died | 1564 |
Robert of Berghes or de Glymes-Berghes (died 1564) was 87th Prince-bishop of Liège (1557–1563). He was forced to resign the see on 30 March 1563, due to insanity,[1] and died in the course of the following year.[2]
He was the grandson of John III of Glymes, son of Anthony of Glymes, and a brother of John IV of Glymes.
References
[edit]- ^ Hans Cools, "Bishops in the Habsburg Netherlands on the Eve of the Catholic Renewal", Episcopal Reform and Politics in Early Modern Europe, edited by Jennifer Mara DeSilva (Kirksville, Missouri, 2012), p. 53.
- ^ Alphonse Le Roy, "Berghes (Robert de)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 2 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Brussels, 1868), 231-237.
Further reading
[edit]- Camille Tihon, La Principauté et le Diocèse de Liège sous Robert de Bergues, 1557-1564 (Liège, 1923).