Archbishop
28 February 1698, Graz, Styria - 16 December 1771, Salzburg
Mozart’s first employer, and the benevolent one. Archbishop Schrattenbach (1753-1771) allowed Leopold Mozart repeated and extended leaves of absence for the family’s European concert tours, effectively subsidising the education of a genius. He commissioned several of the young Mozart’s earliest major works.
His death in December 1771 was a turning point. The subsequent election of the reforming Colloredo set in motion the eventual rupture that drove Mozart from Salzburg to Vienna forever.
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The 2 places on this page, where they actually stand.
Locations
Baroque
The official palace and seat of power of the Prince-Archbishops for over 200 years. Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau rebuilt it in grand baroque style. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed for the Archbishop in these very rooms. Troger's frescoes look down from the state rooms. Today the Prunkraume and Residenzgalerie are open to visitors. Directly on Residenzplatz.
Consecrated 1628
The first baroque cathedral built in the German-speaking world, and the dominant church at the heart of Salzburg's Altstadt. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptised here on 28 January 1756. The site has held a cathedral since 774, when Saint Virgil of Salzburg consecrated the first one.
