Franz Xaver von Neveu

Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu (26 February 1749 – 23 August 1828) was a Swiss prince and bishop.

[2] He served as a page in the court of Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen, Prince Bishop of Basel, at Porrentruy, and then spent 1762-69 studying at the Jesuit gymnasium in Porrentruy.

[2] Neveu and the rest of the cathedral chapter fled to Arlesheim, then to Freiburg im Breisgau.

[2] On 2 June 1794, the cathedral chapter elected Neveu to be the new Prince-Bishop of Basel, with Pope Pius VI confirming his appointment on 12 September 1794.

[3] At the time of his election, the northern portion of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel had already been incorporated into the Rauracian Republic in December 1792.