Confessor to the Last of the Habsburgs: Vitus Georg Tönneman.S.J (1659-1740)

A short study on Vitus Georg Tönneman, the only confessor to Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor 1711-1740), throughout his reign. The book is an illustrated compilation from published and unpublished sources, including original correspondence.

“Tönneman, from Westphalia, Germany, arrived in Vienna in 1694, an academic from Paderborn University, and speedily became known at the Habsburg court for his legal expertise…”