Ernest Augustus held the Bishopric of Osnabrück under the terms of the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which imposed an unusual alternating succession between Catholic and Protestant bishops — he was the first Protestant holder under that arrangement, serving as the Lutheran incumbent while simultaneously pursuing his ambitions in Hanover. The bishopric functioned more as a political and financial asset than a spiritual office for him.
Kennepohl 275 is the standard attribution for this fractional issue, produced during a four-year window before Ernest Augustus's attentions turned increasingly toward consolidating the Duchy of Calenberg.
Ernest Augustus held the Bishopric of Osnabrück under the terms of the Peace of Westphalia (1648), which imposed an unusual alternating succession between Catholic and Protestant bishops — he was the first Protestant holder under that arrangement, serving as the Lutheran incumbent while simultaneously pursuing his ambitions in Hanover. The bishopric functioned more as a political and financial asset than a spiritual office for him.
Kennepohl 275 is the standard attribution for this fractional issue, produced during a four-year window before Ernest Augustus's attentions turned increasingly toward consolidating the Duchy of Calenberg.