Karl Theodor von Dalberg

Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (8 February 1744 – 10 February 1817) was a Catholic German bishop and statesman. In various capacities, he served as Prince-Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and grand duke of Frankfurt. Dalberg was the last Archbishop-Elector of Mainz. Early life and career Born in Mannheim,<ref name=Bischof>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_03344 Bischof, Franz Xaver. "Dalberg, Karl Theodor Anton Maria v.", Religion Past and Present], 2013 </ref> as a member of Dalberg family, he was the son of Franz Heinrich von Dalberg (1716–1776), administrator of Worms, one of the chief counsellors of the Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz and his wife, Baroness Maria Sophie Anna von Eltz-Kempenich (1722–1763). Karl devoted himself to the study of canon law, and entered the church. At the beginning of 1765 he entered the administrative service of the ministry in Mainz. Having been appointed in 1772 governor of Erfurt, he won further advancement by his successful administration. He was rector of the cathedral school in Würzburg in 1780.