Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein
Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (born February 9, 1704 in Saignelégier ; † September 13, 1762 in Pruntrut ) was Prince-Bishop of the Principality of Basel from 1744 to 1762 .
Life
Rinck von Baldenstein was the son of the Prince-Bishop of Saint-Ursanne and later Councilor Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein. Josef Wilhelm began his training at the Jesuit college in Pruntrut and then studied law in Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1728 he became a member of the prince-bishop's court council and in 1732 he was elected to the cathedral chapter . The appointment to the cathedral capitular (1735) and the ordination of priests (1736) followed immediately. The electoral prince-bishop took place in 1744, the confirmation of the Pope and the episcopal ordination took place in the same year.
After initially trying to take a neutral position between the German Empire and the Kingdom of France, he later approached France, to which he even provided a subsidy regiment from 1758 . His mercantilist economic policy promoted the infrastructure (road construction), the iron industry and forestry. He founded a theological faculty at the Jesuit college in Pruntrut.
During his reign, the Arlesheim Cathedral was fundamentally renovated, including the installation of the Silbermann organ.
literature
- Patrick Braun: Rinck, Joseph Wilhelm (von Baldenstein). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Patrick Braun: Joseph Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (1704–1762). The work of a Basel prince-bishop during the Enlightenment , Friborg 1981
- Edmund von der Becke-Klüchtzner: Family tables of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Baden: a newly edited book of nobility , Baden-Baden, 1886 Family table of the Ringg von Baldenstein
- Julius Kindler von Knobloch , Othmar Freiherr von Stotzingen: Upper Baden gender book. 3rd volume, Heidelberg 1919, p. 537 online at Heidelberg historical holdings - digital
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jakob Sigismund von Reinach-Steinbrunn |
Prince-Bishop of Basel 1744–1762 |
Simon-Nicolas de Montjoie-Hirsingue |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rinck von Baldenstein, Josef Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rink von Baldenstein, Josef Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince-Bishop of Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1704 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saignelégier |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1762 |
| Place of death | Pruntrut |