1/4 Thaler - Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau ruled Salzburg from 1587 until his forced abdication in 1612 — a reign that ended with him imprisoned in the Hohensalzburg fortress by his own cousin, Markus Sittikus, backed by Bavarian troops. The conflict stemmed partly from Wolf Dietrich's disastrous decision to burn the medieval cathedral after a fire damaged it in 1598, a move that alienated much of his clergy and nobility. He died in captivity in 1617, never released.

His coinage program was ambitious for an ecclesiastical principality of Salzburg's size, reflecting his determination to project secular princely authority.