1/8 Thaler - Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, who became Archbishop of Salzburg at just 28 years old in 1587, used his lengthy reign to transform the city architecturally and politically — commissioning the rebuilding of the cathedral and maintaining close ties with Rome despite frequent conflicts with the Bavarian Wittelsbachs. His rule ended in forced abdication and imprisonment at Hohensalzburg fortress in 1612, where he died five years later. The date range on this issue spans his entire tenure, meaning examples struck near either endpoint carry very different political weight.