Deaths on March 30

Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg

Died on March 30, 1540

Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (b. 1469)

Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1469 – 30 March 1540) was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death.

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