Simon Nikolaus Euseb von Montjoye-Hirsingen

Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen (1693–1775) was the Prince-Bishop of Basel from 1762 to 1775.

[1] 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.

[2] He was educated at the Jesuit gymnasium in Porrentruy, then spent 1712 studying in Strasbourg.

[2] 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.

[3] He was consecrated as a bishop by Cardinal de Choiseul on 10 July 1763.