Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen
Prince Bishop of Basel
About Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen
Lived 1693 – 1775 (aged 81). Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen was a Swiss catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen (1693–1775) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1762 to 1775.
Biography
Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen was born in Hirsingen, Alsace, on 22 September 1693, the son of Franz Ignaz von Montjoye-Hirsingen, a brigadier in the French Army. The family also sometimes used Froburg as its family name. He spent 1741-62 as provost of Enschingen.
On 26 October 1762 the cathedral chapter of Basel Münster elected him to be the new Prince-Bishop of Basel, with Pope Clement XIII confirming his appointment on 21 March 1763. He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal de Choiseul on 10 July 1763.
Bishop von Montjoye-Hirsingen was a supporter of the Physiocrats. In 1769, he introduced poor relief in the prince-bishopric.
He became sick in 1771, which led to premature electioneering in the prince-bishopric. He died in Porrentruy on 5 April 1775.
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Prince Bishop of Basel
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Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen was born on 22 September 1693 in Hirsingue.
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Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen died on 5 April 1775 in Porrentruy.
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Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen was Swiss.
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