Claim: Wilderich von Walderdorff first studied in Würzburg, Speyer and the Collegium Germanicum in Rome and was cathedral provost in the Diocese of Speyer from 1647 to 1669.
Evidence: The young nobleman first studied in Würzburg, Speyer and the Collegium Germanicum in Rome, was not ordained a priest until 1659 and soon became a canon in Würzburg, Speyer and Mainz. From 1647 to 1669, Walderdorff was Vicar-General of Mainz, from 1650 dean, later also cathedral provost in the Diocese of Speyer.