John II of Werdenberg


John II of Werdenberg was a German nobleman and clergyman of the house of Werdenberg. From 1469 to his death he was bishop of Augsburg.

Family

He was one of sixteen children born to John IV, Count of Werdenberg-Sargans and his wife Elisabeth of Württemberg, daughter of Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg and granddaughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. His brothers included Hugo XI of Werdenberg, Henry XIII of Werdenberg and Rudolf X of Werdenberg. His sisters Margaret of Werdenberg and Anna of Werdenberg both became abbesses of Buchau Abbey, whilst another sister Agnes of Werdenberg married Jobst Nikolaus I, Count of Hohenzollern.

Life and work