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Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck

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Portrait of Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck by Karl Mathias Ernst [de] (1780).

Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1727–1782) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1775 to 1782.

Biography

Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck was born in Wilwisheim on 12 May 1727.

He was ordained as a priest on 15 March 1766.

On 29 May 1775 the cathedral chapter of Basel Münster elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of Basel, with Pope Pius VI confirming his appointment on 13 November 1775. He was consecrated as bishop by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, auxiliary bishop of Basel, on 3 March 1776.

He died on 11 November 1782.

References

  1. "The Numismatic Circular". May 28, 1893 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Bishop Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.

External links

Media related to Ludwig von Wangen-Geroldseck at Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Church titles
Preceded bySimon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen Prince-Bishop of Basel
1775–1782 		Succeeded byFranz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach


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