Friedrich Ludwig Franz von Wangen zu Geroldseck

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

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

[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.

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