Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk
Alois Josef, Freiherr von Schrenk und Nötzig was the Roman Catholic archbishop of Prague from 1838 to 1849.Biography
Schrenk was born in Zbenice in 1802 with the hereditary title of Freiherr von Schrenk und Nötzig. He was ordained a priest in 1825. On 12 February 1838, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Olomouc in the Czech Republic, as well as titular bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia. On 20 June 1838, Schrenk was appointed archbishop of Prague, was confirmed on 17 September 1838, and subsequently installed on 4 November 1838. On 5 March 1849, he died at the age of 46, having been a bishop for 10 years.
The 1911 Catholic Encyclopedia makes mention of Schrenk in its entry for Prague:
