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Robert of Berghes

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Robert of Berghes
Prince-bishop of Liège
Anonymous portrait of Robert of Berghes
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseDiocese of Liège
Installed7 May 1557
Term ended30 March 1563
PredecessorGeorge of Austria
SuccessorGerard of Grœsbeek
Personal details
Died1564

Robert of Berghes or de Glymes-Berghes (died 1564) was 87th Prince-bishop of Liège (1557–1563). He was forced to resign the see on 30 March 1563, due to insanity,[1] and died in the course of the following year.[2]

He was the grandson of John III of Glymes, son of Anthony of Glymes, and a brother of John IV of Glymes.

References

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  1. ^ Hans Cools, "Bishops in the Habsburg Netherlands on the Eve of the Catholic Renewal", Episcopal Reform and Politics in Early Modern Europe, edited by Jennifer Mara DeSilva (Kirksville, Missouri, 2012), p. 53.
  2. ^ Alphonse Le Roy, "Berghes (Robert de)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 2 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Brussels, 1868), 231-237.

Further reading

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  • Camille Tihon, La Principauté et le Diocèse de Liège sous Robert de Bergues, 1557-1564 (Liège, 1923).
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Prince-bishop of Liège
1557–1563
Succeeded by