MIGAZZI, CHRISTOPH ANTON von. — Cardinal, born in Innsbruck on 23 November 1714, died in Vienna on 15 April 1803. He studied in Rome, where he returned in 1745 (Rota auditor for the German nation), sent by Maria Te-
resa to obtain, among other things, the recognition of Francesco I as emperor. He was Austrian ambassador in Spain, bishop of Vać (1756–57), apostolic administrator (1762–86), archbishop of Vienna (1757), and cardinal (1761).
He led the opposition to Austrian statism and to van Swieten’s indulgence in the use of censorship, which permitted works such as Pebronius. Not greatly appreciated by Kauinitz, he nevertheless represented Austria, at the Emperor’s behest, in the Conclave of 1774. He opposed the theories of Sonnenfels and Martini, as well as the plan of studies of Abbot Rauterstrauch. The accession of Joseph II rendered his protests even more ineffective, nor did his efforts meet with greater success under Leopold II and Francesco II, whom he sought to dissuade from Josephinism and to make favorable to the restoration of the Society of Jesus.