Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck
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Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1727–1782) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1775 to 1782.[1]
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Basel
Inoffice13 November 1775 – 11 October 1782
PredecessorSimon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen
Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck | |
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| Bishop of Basel | |
Portrait of Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck by Karl Matthias Ernst (1780) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Basel |
| In office | 13 November 1775 – 11 October 1782 |
| Predecessor | Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen |
| Successor | Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 March 1766 |
| Consecration | 3 March 1776 by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1727 |
| Died | 11 October 1782 (aged 55) |
Biography
Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck was born in Wilwisheim on 12 March 1727.[2]
He was ordained as a priest on 15 March 1766.[2]
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.[2] He was consecrated as bishop by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, auxiliary bishop of Basel, on 3 March 1776.[2]
He died on 11 October 1782.[2]
