Christoph von Stadion

Christoph von Stadion (1478–1543) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1517 to 1543. Biography Christoph von Stadion was born in Schelklingen in mid-March 1478, the son of Nikolaus von Stadion (d. 1507) and his wife Agatha von Gültlingen (d. 1504). In 1490, he began his studies at the University of Tübingen, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1491 and a master's in 1494. He then studied at the University of Freiburg, moving on to the University of Bologna in 1497. Finally, he studied at the University of Ferrara, from which he received a doctorate in law. He became a canon in the cathedral chapter of Augsburg Cathedral in September 1506. In 1515, he was elected dean of the cathedral chapter. He was ordained as a priest in 1515.