Beat Albrecht von Ramstein
Appearance
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]