Hermann of Wied
Hermann of Wied | |
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| Archbishop-Elector of Cologne | |
| Church | Lutheran (from 1542) Roman Catholic (until 1542) |
| Archdiocese | Cologne |
| See | Cologne |
| Appointed | 14 March 1515 |
| Term ended | 16 April 1546 |
| Predecessor | Philip II of Daun-Oberstein |
| Successor | Adolf III of Schauenburg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1477 |
| Died | 15 August 1552 (aged 75) |
Hermann of Wied (German: Hermann von Wied) (14 January 1477 – 15 August 1552) was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1515 to 1546.
In 1521, he supported a punishment for German reformer Martin Luther, but later opened up one of the Holy Roman Empire's most important archbishoprics to the Protestant Reformation.