Franz Viktor Augustin von Roll von Emmenholz

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Franz Viktor Augustin von Roll von Emmenholz (baptized May 6, 1700 in Solothurn ; † June 8, 1773 ibid) was a Swiss politician .

Von Roll was Catholic and von Solothurn. He was the son of Johann Georg, a captain, and Maria Jakobea Reding von Biberegg, and the grandson of Johann Ludwig von Roll von Emmenholz . In 1728 he married Johanna Margaretha Viktoria Besenval, daughter of Peter Joseph Besenval . From 1720 he did pay service in France. In 1726 he became a Grand Councilor in Solothurn. From 1728 to 1732 he was an interpreter for the French Ambassade . 1732 he was Jungrat , 1743 Altrat and Seckelmeister and 1748 Venner . From 1759 to 1773 von Roll was Solothurn mayor . From 1747 to 1768 (until his stroke) he was a regular delegate to the parliament . In Solothurn, Roll, who owned by far the greatest fortune, was the head of the French party . In 1749 he bought the rule and castle of Hilfikon , where he had a new chapel built and richly decorated. He set up several church foundations and exchanged letters with various federal politicians. From 1746 he was knight of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .

Archives

  • Family archive, Solothurn (private property)

literature

  • Ludwig Rochus Schmidlin : Genealogy of the barons von Roll . Printed by the book and art print shop “Union”, Solothurn 1914, OCLC 11468145 .
  • 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 .

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personal data
SURNAME Roll von Emmenholz, Franz Viktor Augustin von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Solothurn Grand Councilor, Seckelmeister, mayor and delegate from the Diet
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH June 8, 1773
Place of death Solothurn