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<p> (prince archbishop), son of Frederick I, count of Wied, was educated for the priesthood, elected archbishop in 1515, and confirmed by pope Leo X as Hermann V. Having imbibed the principles of the Reformation, he first attempted a Roman [[Catholic]] reform in Cologne, but, finding this impossible, he at last assumed a [[Protestant]] position, and invited [[Bucer]] and Melancthon, in 1542, to assist him. Had he succeeded in his plans, the whole [[Rhine]] country would probably have become Protestant; but he was excommunicated by the pope, menaced by the emperor, and abandoned by his estates. He finally resigned his office in 1547, and retired to his estates in Wied, where he died Aug. 15, 1552. He was beloved by his people, honored by the emperor [[Charles]] V, and esteemed by the great leaders of the Reformation. An account of Hermann's relation to his times is given in Deckers, Hermann von Wied (Cologne, 1840). His Form of [[Service]] was made use of in the framing of the English "Book of Common Prayer." See Hase, Church History, 337-340; Hardwick, History of the Reformation, p. 65, 213. (See [[Common Prayer]]). </p>

 

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