Johann Georg von Werdenstein
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Johann Georg von Werdenstein (1542–1608), canon of Augsburg
and Eichstätt
, was the owner of a very substantial library consisting of tens of thousands of books.
Werdenstein came from an aristocratic family and entered the Catholic Church, becoming a canon of
Augsburg Cathedral in 1563, and adding a further canonry at Eichstatt in 1567.
Around 9,000 volumes from his library including many musical items were purchased in 1592 for 6,000 florins by William V, Duke of Bavaria
, for the Ducal Library in Munich, now the Bavarian State Library
.
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
and Eichstätt
Eichstätt
Eichstätt is a town in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany, and capital of the District of Eichstätt. It is located along the Altmühl River, at , and had a population of 13,078 in 2002. It is home to the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, the lone Catholic university in Germany. The...
, was the owner of a very substantial library consisting of tens of thousands of books.
Werdenstein came from an aristocratic family and entered the Catholic Church, becoming a canon of
Augsburg Cathedral in 1563, and adding a further canonry at Eichstatt in 1567.
Around 9,000 volumes from his library including many musical items were purchased in 1592 for 6,000 florins by William V, Duke of Bavaria
William V, Duke of Bavaria
William V, Duke of Bavaria , called the Pious, was Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597.- Education and early life :...
, for the Ducal Library in Munich, now the Bavarian State Library
Bavarian State Library
The Bavarian State Library in Munich is the central "Landesbibliothek", i. e. the state library of the Free State of Bavaria and one of Europe's most important universal libraries. With its collections currently comprising around 9.39 million books, it ranks among the best research libraries...
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