Frisching was the son of Vinzenz Frisching (1689–1764) who was Master of
Schlosswil. In 1748, Franz Rudolf Frisching became a member of the
Swiss Guards of the
Netherlands where he achieved the rank of a
colonel. In 1764, Frisching became a member of the
Grand 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
Jäger Corps. Frisching was the founder of the
Frisching Faience Manufactory in Bern. Between 1750 and 1777 the Frisching family was in the possession of the large
Lorraine Gut, a former country estate which is now part of the city of Bern. His ancestor,
Samuel Frisching (II), built the Frisching-Haus, now known as the
Béatrice-von-Wattenwyl-Haus on the
Junkerngasse in
Bern. ==Notes==