Ernst von Mengersdorf

Ernst von Mengersdorf was born in Bamberg on October 23, 1554.^[1]

He was elected Prince-Bishop of Bamberg on September 2, 1583, with Pope Gregory XIII confirming his appointment on November 21, 1583.^[1] He was consecrated as a bishop by Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, Bishop of Würzburg, on May 20, 1584.^[1]

He died on October 21, 1591, and is buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg.^[2]