About Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck
Lived 1727 – 1782 (aged 55). Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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 March 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 October 1782.
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Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck was born on 12 March 1727 in Wilwisheim.
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Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck died on 11 October 1782 in Porrentruy.
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Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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