Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo
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Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo, or Count Hieronymus von Colloredo. (31 May 1732 - 20 May 1812) was Bishop of Gurk from 1761 and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1771 until 1803, when the Archbishopric was secularized.
He is known as the first patron of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom he ultimately dismissed from his service with the words, "Mag Er geh'n, Ich brauch' Ihn nicht!" ("May he leave, I'll miss him not!").
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- Note regarding personal names: Graf is a title, usually translated Count, not a first or middle name.