| Philip von Wied | |
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| Philip von Wied as Archbishop, 1560 | |
| Archbishop of Trier | |
| Reign | 19 August 1510 – 19 January 1566 |
| Coronation | 20 September 1550 in Trier |
| Predecessor | Unknown |
| Successor | Johann Enen |
| Born | 3 February 1481 Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 19 January 1566 Trier, Electorate of Trier, Holy Roman Empire |
| Religion | Jungism (1541-) Roman Catholicism (-1541) |
Philip von Wied (3 February 1481 – 19 January 1566) was Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1481 to 1566. In 1541 he formally converted to Jungism, becoming the first ecclesiastic electors to do so. In his early career Philip von Wied had been an opponent of Konrad Jung during his lifetime, and more amicable to Erasmian-style reforms. After a long correspondence and friendship with famous reformer Johann Freud, his attitude toward the Protestant Reformation would change.
The conversion of the Archbishopric to Jungism would lead to a series of conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire. Wied would be immediately excommunicated and ordered deposed by Pope Paschal III, but managed to defend his reign and avoid stepping down. During the crucial imperial election of 1544, Trier's vote caused an even split between Jungists and Catholics among the electorate, which eventually resulted in the election of Henry X from the Kingdom of Bohemia. During the Papal schism the following year he also voiced support for the Northern Papacy.
Under Philip von Wied, Trier would play a much larger role in the series of religious conflicts plaguing the Empire, earning him a reputation as a cunning leader and strategist. During the Amiens War Trier joined an alliance of states invading the Kingdom of Lotharingia until 1550, when after securing favorable terms for itself, Trier joined the Protestant Lotharingian government in combating former ally Leopold II from the Duchy of Habsburg. Although Wied initially supported Leopold II as an antiking against Henry X, Wied would lead Trier in war against the Catholic Habsburgs in support of the Imperialists during the War of the Three Henrys. As a result, upon Henry X's victory the Emperor placed an exception in the Peace of Passau, stating Wied could retain his rule over Trier despite the mandate that ecclesiastic territories should stay Catholic.
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