Franz Rudolf Frisching (1733–1807) was a
Bernese
patrician
Patrician may refer to:
* Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage
* Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...
, officer, politician and
industrialist.
Life and career
Franz Rudolf Frisching was the son of Vinzenz Frisching (1689–1764) who was Master of
Schlosswil
Schlosswil is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Schlosswil merged into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.
History
Schlossw ...
. In 1748 Franz Rudolf Frisching became a member of the
Swiss Guard
The Pontifical Swiss Guard (also Papal Swiss Guard or simply Swiss Guard; la, Pontificia Cohors Helvetica; it, Guardia Svizzera Pontificia; german: Päpstliche Schweizergarde; french: Garde suisse pontificale; rm, Guardia svizra papala)
is ...
of the
Netherlands
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where he achieved the rank of a
colonel
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In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge o ...
.
[Burgerbibliothek Bern, FA von Tscharner A 126 (16). Certificate of appointment for Franz Rudolf Frisching de Wyl, appointed as a member of the Swiss Guard in the rank of a lieutenant. Dated: ''Denstage den 7 July 1748,'' signed: ''Prince d'Orange & Nassau, Ter Ordonnantie van Zyne Hoogheid''] In 1764 Frisching became a member of the
Grand Council of Bern
The Grand Council (german: Grosser Rat, french: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
It consists of 160 members (as of 2006) elected by proportional representation for a four-year term of office. The French-speaking part ...
. In 1770 he became
bailiff in the
Vallemaggia, in 1780 bailiff in St. Johannsen and in 1793 office holder in
Wimmis
Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Wimmis is first mentioned in 994 as ''Windemis''.
The oldest traces of a settlement in Wimmis include the Mesol ...
.
[Staatsarchiv Bern, HBLS Bd. 3, p. 341] He was
lieutenant colonel of the Bernese
Jäger Corps.
[''Schreibkalender samt dem Regimentsbüchlein beinhaltend die weltliche und geistliche Verfassung der Stadt und Republik Bern auf das Jahr 1775'']
Franz Rudolf Frisching was the founder of the
Frisching Faience Manufactory
The Frisching Faience Manufactory was a manufactory that produced high class faience manufactures between 1760 and 1776 in Bern, Switzerland.
The manufactory was founded by Franz Rudolf Frisching and his brothers Gabriel Friedrich (1731–178 ...
in Bern.
[Historisches Museum Bern: ''Geschirr für Stadt und Land – Berner Töpferei seit dem 16. Jahrhundert'', Bern 2007, p. 22]
Between 1750 and 1777 the Frisching family was in the possession of the large ''Lorraine Gut,'' a former country estate which is now part of the city of Bern.
[Adolf Hebeisen: ''Die Lorraine in Bern''. Verlag Paul Haupt, Bern 1952, p. 13] Franz Rudolf Frisching’s ancestor,
Samuel Frisching (II), built the Frisching-Haus, now known as the
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus on the
Junkerngasse in
Bern.
Notes
References
* Walter A. Staehelin: ''Keramische Forschungen aus bernischen Archiven'' in: Keramikfreunde der Schweiz, Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 81(1970), p. 3-34
* Robert L. Wyss: ''Kachelöfen''. in: ''Bern und die bildenden Künste'', in: Illustrierte Berner Enzyklopädie, Bd. IV. Kunst und Kultur im Kanton Bern, Bern 1987, p. 107-109
* Historisches Museum Bern: ''Geschirr für Stadt und Land – Berner Töpferei seit dem 16. Jahrhundert''. Bern 2007, 2. 22-25. (BHM)
* André Holenstein: ''Berns goldene Zeit. Das 18. Jahrhundert neu entdeckt'', Bern 2008, p. 112
* Roland Petitmermet: ''Berner Uniformen 1700–1850.'' Historischer Verein des Kantons Bern, Bern 1977,
External links
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1733 births
1807 deaths
Swiss politicians
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Frisching family
Swiss military officers
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