Alois Werner von Weber
Alois Werner von Weber or Wäber , from 1787 Count von Weber (also Aloys Werner Wäber von Acher ; born October 23, 1703 in Schwyz ; † October 30, 1792 ibid) was a Swiss politician and officer .
Life
Weber came from the old Schwyz country people family Weber and was the grandson of Landammann Jakob von Weber . He became a cadet in 1722 , a lieutenant in 1727 , and a captain in the Spanish regiment of Lower Austria in 1732 . He was involved in military campaigns several times, including in North Africa. Around 1737 he joined the Régiment de Tschudy (51e régiment d'infanterie etrangère) , where he became a colonel in 1744 and finally a brigadier in 1748 . As part of this regiment, he fought in the War of the Austrian Succession in Italy before resigning from the military in 1750. Until then he was also active as a military entrepreneur and in 1751 sold his half company to his relative Franz Dominik von Weber . In the following years he had the Acherhof, acquired around 1740, rebuilt and expanded.
In 1757 Weber became landlord sack master and governor of the March district , 1758 councilor and 1759 provincial governor . From 1761 to 1780, he was a regular Diet envoy , in the years 1761/1762, 1767/1768 and 1771/1772 Schwyzer Landammann . He was also an envoy several times, for example in St. Gallen , Solothurn or Sitten .
Weber was in 1787 by Pope Pius VI. in the papal count conditions raised . The politician and officer Dominik Alois von Weber was his son.
literature
- Aloys Werner Wäber from Acher . In: Hans Jakob Holzhalb : Generales Helvetisches, Eydgenössisches, or Schweitzerisches Lexicon , 6th Supplementary Volume, Blunschi, Zug 1795, p. 319.
- Robert-Peter Eyer: The Swiss regiments in Naples in the 18th century (1734–1789) , Peter Lang, Bern 2008, ISBN 978-3-03911-516-7 , pp. 371–374.
Web links
- Oliver Landolt: Weber, Alois Werner von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 1, 2015 , accessed April 19, 2019 .
- Portrait of Alois Werner von Weber in the Schwyz State Archives
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historical information about the Acher house in Schwyz , brochure on acherhof.ch, approx. 2017 (accessed on April 28, 2019).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weber, Alois Werner von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weber, Alois Werner Graf von (full name); Wäber, Alois Werner von; Wäber von Acher, Alois Werner von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss politician and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 23, 1703 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwyz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1792 |
| Place of death | Schwyz |