Henry III of Virneburg

Henry III of Virneburg (c. 1295 – 21 December 1353) was Archbishop and Elector of Mainz. A son of Count Rupert II of Virneburg, he secured the see through Pope John XXII in 1328, although the chapter had elected Baldwin of Luxembourg and Henry was only accepted in 1336.

He backed Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria against the Curia. Deposed by Pope Clement VI in 1346 in favour of Gerlach of Nassau, he nevertheless kept his position in Mainz until his death in 1353.