César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck

Caesar Constantin Franz Graf von Hoensbroech ( nl. Cesar Constantijn Frans van graaf Hoensbroeck; fr César Constantin François de Hoensbroeck. ) ( Born August 28, 1724 in Oost, † June 3, 1792 ) was from 1784 to 1792 Prince-Bishop in Bishopric of Liège.

Life

He belonged to the family of Hoensbroeck ( Hoensbroech ) and was the son of Count Anton Ulrich and his mother Anna ( nee Countess Nesselrode ). He studied at Heidelberg and became the canon in Aachen. He served the Prince-Bishop of Liège Charles -Nicolas d' Oultremont as chancellor. In 1751 he was canon of Liège and was ordained a priest a year later. He was from 1764 to 1771 first as Obersthofkanzler Minister of the Bishopric of Liège. In 1784 he was elected prince-bishop.

He lost in the general population including through tax increases on standing. In addition, the diocese was 1788/1789 affected by a famine. The immediate origin of the Liege Revolution mentioned conflict was the dispute over a gambling concession in spa. Against this background and influenced by events in France, the citizens of Liege demanded among other things, a new magistrate. Hoensbroech initially refused to come the calls for. Finally, he recognized the new magistrate. A little later he fled the Bishopric and sued citizens for treason before the Imperial Chamber Court. The court agreed with him, and called for the restoration of the old magistrate. With the imperial execution of the Westphalian circle kingdom was entrusted. Prussian troops marched in the spring of 1790, without penetrating into the capital, but withdrew six months later back again. At the beginning of 1791 marched again an empire troops and occupied now Liege.

On February 13, 1791 Hoensbroeck returned. In November of the year lost because of the French occupation, the rule again.