Franz Rudolf Frisching
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Franz Rudolf Frisching (1733 – 1807) was a Bernese patrician, officer, politician and industrialist.
, was colonel
of the Swiss guards in Holland. In 1764 he became a member of the Council of Bern. In 1770 he became bailiff
in the Vallemaggia
, in 1780 bailiff in St. Johannsen and in 1793 office holder in Wimmis
. He was lieutenant colonel
of the Bernese Huntsmen Corps (Jäger Corps)
. Frisching was the founder of the Frisching Faience Manufactory
in Berne.
He died in Hofstetten
in 1807.
His ancestor, Samuel Frisching II, built the Frisching-Haus, now known as the Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus
on the Junkerngasse
in Bern.
Life and work
Franz Rudolf Frisching, son of Vinzenz Frisching (1689 – 1764), Master of SchlosswilSchlosswil
Schlosswil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Schlosswil has an area of . Of this area, 71.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.7% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled.-Demographics:Schlosswil has a...
, was colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
of the Swiss guards in Holland. In 1764 he became a member of the Council of Bern. In 1770 he became bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
in the Vallemaggia
Vallemaggia (district)
The district of Vallemaggia is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. It has a population of . The capital of the district is Cevio.-Geography:...
, in 1780 bailiff in St. Johannsen and in 1793 office holder in Wimmis
Wimmis
Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wimmis has an area of . Of this area, 30.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.8% is forested...
. He was lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
of the Bernese Huntsmen Corps (Jäger Corps)
Jäger (military)
Jäger is a term that was adopted in the Enlightenment era in German-speaking states and others influenced by German military practice to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then....
. Frisching was the founder of the Frisching Faience Manufactory
Frisching Faience Manufactory
.The Frisching Faience Manufactory was a manufactory that produced high class faience manufactures between 1760 and 1776 in Bern.The manufactory was founded by Franz Rudolf Frisching and his brothers Gabriel Friedrich and Karl Albrecht on the grounds of Franz Rudolf Frisching’s country estate,...
in Berne.
He died in Hofstetten
Hofstetten bei Brienz
Hofstetten bei Brienz is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Origin of the name:...
in 1807.
His ancestor, Samuel Frisching II, built the Frisching-Haus, now known as the Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus
The Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus is a town mansion on the Junkerngasse No. 59 in the Old City of Bern, only a few steps away from the Erlacherhof.The mansion is built up of several medieval houses...
on the Junkerngasse
Junkerngasse
-External links:...
in Bern.
Literature
- Walter A. Staehelin: Keramische Forschungen aus bernischen Archiven in: Keramikfreunde der Schweiz, Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 81(1970), S. 3-34
- Roland Petitmermet: Berner Uniformen 1700–1850. Historischer Verein des Kantons Bern, Bern 1977, ISBN 3-85731-002-2