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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 May 12, 1727.
He was ordained as a priest on March 15, 1766.
On May 29, 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 November 13, 1775. He was consecrated as bishop by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel, auxiliary bishop of Basel, on March 3, 1776.
He died on November 11, 1782.
References
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