Beat Albrecht von Ramstein (1594–1651) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1646 to 1651.''Sprink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circle'', Vol I. (1893), p. 446
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Biography

Beat Albrecht von Ramstein was born in Waldighofen on 14 July 1594.Profile on catholic-hierarchy.org
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cathedral chapter According to both Catholic and Anglican canon law, a cathedral chapter is a college of clerics ( chapter) formed to advise a bishop and, in the case of a vacancy of the episcopal see in some countries, to govern the diocese during the vacancy. In ...

of the Basel Münster elected him as

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Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

. He was

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as a

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in 1647.

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confirmed his appointment as Bishop of Basel on 22 August 1650, and he was subsequently

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

as a

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by Thomas Henrici,

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on 1 May 1651. He died on 25 August 1651.

References

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