Franz Rudolf Frisching ( – ) was a Swiss nobleman, military officer, politician and industrialist.
Life and career
Frisching was the son of Vinzenz Frisching (1689–1764) who was Master of
Schlosswil. In 1748, Franz Rudolf Frisching became a member of the
Swiss Guards 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 colon ...
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[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. In 1770 he became
bailiff
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Another official sometimes referred to as a '' ...
in the
Vallemaggia
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Geography
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, in 1780 bailiff in St. Johannsen and in 1793 office holder in
Wimmis
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Histo ...
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[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''.]
Frisching was the founder of the
Frisching Faience Manufactory 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] His ancestor,
Samuel Frisching (II), built the Frisching-Haus, now known as the
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus on the
Junkerngasse in
Bern
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Notes
References
* Walter A. Staehelin: ''Keramische Forschungen aus bernischen Archiven'' in: Keramikfreunde der Schweiz, Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 81(1970), pp. 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, pp. 107-109
* Historisches Museum Bern: ''Geschirr für Stadt und Land – Berner Töpferei seit dem 16. Jahrhundert''. Bern 2007, (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,
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1730s births
1807 deaths
Politicians from Bern
Military personnel from Bern
Swiss mercenaries
18th-century Swiss military personnel
18th-century Swiss nobility
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