Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein

Georg Josef Wilhelm Aloys Rinck von Baldenstein (1704–1762) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1744 to 1762.

[1] Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein was born in Saignelégier on 9 February 1704.

[2] He was ordained as a priest on 31 March 1736.

[2] On 22 January 1744 the cathedral chapter of Basel Münster elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of Basel, with Pope Benedict XIV confirming his appointment on 13 April 1744.

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