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painting of conrad von bibra de 1 july 1540 koenrad von thüngen melchior zobel von giebelstadt 04 august 1544 roman catholic prince-bishop-elect of würzburg konrad iii . von bibra würzburg c. 1490 conradvb.jpg conrad von bibra
 4 august 1544 conrad iii von bibra priest
conrad von bibra

conrad von bibra -lrb- or konrad iii von bibra -rrb- , duke in franconia -lrb- 1490 -- 1544 -rrb- was prince-bishop of würzburg from 1540 to 1544 .
born in 1490 , he studied at the universities of cologne , bologna , erfurt and ingolstadt .
his whole life conrad seemed to have had a hard time making up his mind about being a priest .
three times between 1520 and 1532 he entered a priestly position and then resigned .
in 1525 during the german peasants ' war , conrad was among the defenders of the fortress marienberg at würzburg which was under siege .
afterwards he served on the commission determining damages .
finally in february 1539 he entered a priestly position again .
on 28 april 1540 he became provost of neu münster in würzburg .
already on 1 july 1540 , he was surprisingly elected prince bishop .
afterwards he showed an independent even uncooperative attitude .
seven times he put off his ordination as a priest and bishop .
also despite the emperor 's admonitions , he gave excuses and refused to personally attend meetings of the imperial diet .
in 1542 when the plague broke out in würzburg , he moved his court to aschach and neustadt .
in august 1544 after reigning only four years he died which apparently solved the problem of his never having completed his ordination vows or formal installation as bishop .
conrad is also known for the bishopric of würzburg exchanging meiningen in 1542 to the house of henneberg in exchange for the administrative district -lrb- `` amt '' -rrb- of mainberg .
