Beat Albrecht von Ramstein


Beat Albrecht von Ramstein was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1646 to 1651.

Biography

Beat Albrecht von Ramstein was born in Waldighofen on July 14, 1594.
On November 29, 1646, the cathedral chapter of the Basel Münster elected him as Prince-Bishop of Basel. He was ordained as a priest in 1647. 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.
He died on August 25, 1651.