Simon-Nicolas de Montjoie-Hirsingue
Simon-Nicolas de Montjoie-Hirsingue (also called by Froberg) (born September 22, 1693 in Hirsingen ; † April 5, 1775 in Pruntrut ) was Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1762–1775 .
Life
His father Franz Ignaz von Montjoye-Hirsingen served in the French army. Simon began his training at the Jesuit high school in Pruntrut and then studied in Strasbourg and at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome . In 1731 he was ordained a priest . In 1741 he became a canon and in 1744 a capitular . In 1762 he was elected bishop . Due to illness, he was only able to really fill his office until 1771. His last four years in office were already overshadowed by battles over his successor.
In terms of foreign policy, Simon oriented himself towards France. A regiment from the prince-bishopric served in the French army, although the prince-bishopric was represented in the imperial council.
Under his government in 1769 an exchange contract was concluded with the margraviate of Baden-Durlach in which the prince-bishop exchanged all his rights and goods in Binzen for the replacement of the remaining margravial rights in Schliengen , Mauchen and Steinenstadt .
In 1770 he carried out a census in the prince-bishopric, which resulted in a population of 55,235.
literature
- Julius Kindler von Knobloch : The old nobility in Upper Alsace , Berlin 1882, p. 25/26
- Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger: Montjoye, von (also Froberg, 1743 imperial count). In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 63 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Catherine Bosshart-Pfluger: Montjoye-Hirsingen, Simon Nikolaus von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Entry on Simon-Nicolas de Montjoie-Hirsingue on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the website hirsingue.patrimoine with a picture - French
- Entry on geneanet.org with a short family tree
Individual references / comments
- ↑ s. Fritz Schülin: Binzen , Binzen 1967, pp. 114–119
- ↑ s. Marco Jorio: The fall of the Principality of Basel (1792-1815): The struggle of the two last Prince Bishops Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach and Franz Xaver von Neveu against secularization. Paulusdruckerei, Freiburg 1981, p. 9.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein |
Bishop of Basel 1762–1775 |
Ludwig von Wangen-Geroldseck |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montjoie-Hirsingue, Simon-Nicolas de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montjoye-Hirsingen, Simon Nikolaus von (called von Froberg) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince-Bishop of Basel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1693 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hirsingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5, 1775 |
| Place of death | Pruntrut |