Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen

Simon Nicholas of Montjoye - Hirsingen (also called Froberg ) ( born September 22, 1693 Hirsingen, † April 5, 1775 in Pruntrut ) was from 1762 to 1775 Prince-Bishop of Basel.

Life

His father Franz Ignaz von Montjoye - Hirsingen served in the French army. Simon began his education at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Pruntrut and then studied in Strasbourg and at the Collegium Germanicum in Rome. 1731, he was ordained a priest. 1741, he became the canon 1744 Kapitular. In 1762 he was elected bishop. He could really fill illness his office only until 1771. His last four years in office were already overshadowed by struggles over succession.

Simon was oriented foreign policy of France. A regiment of the prince-bishopric served in the French army, although the prince-bishopric was represented in the Imperial Council.

Under his rule, an exchange agreement in 1769 with the Margraviate of Baden -Durlach completed in the Prince-Bishop eintauschte all her rights and goods in Binzen against the replacement of the remaining margravial rights Schliengen, Mauchen and stone city.

In 1770 he led the prince-bishopric by the census, with a population of 55 235 found.