Franz Joseph von Roll von Emmenholz

Franz Joseph von Roll von Emmenholz (baptized February 10, 1743 in Solothurn ; † February 10, 1815 there ) was a Swiss military in French service ( field marshal ).

Life

Von Roll was Catholic and von Solothurn. He was the son of Franz Viktor Augustin . In 1765 he married Maria Anna de Diesbach (de Torny), daughter of Jean. In 1796 he married Maria Helena Arregger, widowed Schwaller, daughter of Johann Viktor Lorenz Arregger von Wildensteg . Von Roll was brother-in-law of François de Diesbach , Frédéric de Diesbach and Philippe de Diesbach . From 1759 to 1761 he studied at the Aristocratic Academy of Turin and made a trip to Italy. From 1765 to 1798 he was a Grand Councilor in Solothurn. In 1759 he became ensign of the Swiss Guards Regiment in France , in 1762 a lieutenant, in 1764 a captain, in 1768 a lieutenant colonel in commission and in 1772 a colonel. From 1778 he was the owner of a company in the Swiss Guard Regiment, in 1784 he became a brigadier and in 1788 a field marshal . Von Roll's relative Peter Viktor Besenval apparently promoted his steep career, which brought the French Revolution to an end. In 1792 Von Roll returned to Solothurn and dealt with border security. During the Helvetic Republic he withdrew into private life, but was again a councilor from 1803–1814. In 1784 he became a knight of the Order of St. Ludwig .

literature

• Ludwig Rochus Schmidlin : Genealogy of the barons von Roll . Printed by the book and art print shop "Union", Solothurn 1914, OCLC 11468145 , p. 162-167 .
• Hans Sigrist: The late period and the end of the patrician regime . In: History of Solothurn . tape 3 . Government Council of the Canton of Solothurn, Solothurn 1981, OCLC 722399591 .
• Alain-Jacques Tornare : Les troupes suisses capitulées et les relations franco-helvétiques à la fin du XVIIIe siècle . EPHE, Paris 1996, OCLC 490046334 , p. 298-302, 341 .

Web links

• Erich Meyer: Franz Joseph von Roll von Emmenholz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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