Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads (also spelled Greiffenclau and Vollraths; 1467 – 13 March 1531) was a German clergyman who served as Archbishop and Elector of Trier from 1511 until his death in 1531.[1][2][3]
Richard von Greiffenklau zu Vollrads was born in Schloss Vollrads in 1467, the son of Johann von Greiffenklau and Klara von Ratsamhausen. As the family's fourth son, Richard was groomed for a career in the church from a young age.
Richard died at the Schloss Ottenstein in Wittlich on 13 March 1531. He is buried in the Cathedral of Trier, and has a large Renaissance funerary monument.
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