Beat Albrecht von Ramstein
Beat Albrecht von Ramstein (1594–1651) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1646 to 1651.[1]
Biography
Beat Albrecht von Ramstein was born in Waldighofen on July 14, 1594.[2]
On November 29, 1646, the cathedral chapter of the Basel Münster elected him as Prince-Bishop of Basel.[2] He was ordained as a priest in 1647.[2] Pope Innocent X confirmed his appointment as Bishop of Basel on August 22, 1650, and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop by Thomas Henrici, auxiliary bishop of Basel on May 1, 1651.[2]
He died on August 25, 1651.[2]
gollark: - which is why I think all government workers should be randomly selected, similarly to jury duty
gollark: - which is why I think anyone in government who makes a mistake of any kind should be immediately fired
gollark: - I support an efficient and adaptable government- which is why I think we should replace all civil servants with small swarms of bees in balloons
gollark: - I support the right to free speech!- In order to preserve freedom of speech and ensure disagreeing views can be heard, I will ban anyone who agrees with me from this website and promote anyone who disagrees.
gollark: Hmm, maybe I should have a list of political positions, but half of them are true (EDIT: i.e. really mine) and half of them are bizarre metaironical things.
References
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Preceded by Johann Heinrich von Ostein |
Prince-Bishop of Basel 1646–1651 |
Succeeded by Johann Franz von Schönau-Zell |
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