Ambrosius Aigen

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Ambrosius Aigen (* around 1500 in St. Gallen ; † December 19, 1578 ibid) was a Swiss merchant and mayor of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

Life

Ambrosius Aigen was the son of the Swiss officer of the same name in the French service Ambrosius Aigen (* unknown; † 1536).

After finishing school he studied with Joachim Vadian at the University of Vienna .

After returning to St. Gallen, he worked as a merchant and member of the tailors' guild.

From 1536 to 1550 he was a councilor.

From 1551 to 1575 he alternated with Ambrosius Schlumpf , Hans Reiner, Kaspar Schlumpf (elected 1562) and Andreas Mörlin (elected 1566) every three years as former mayor , Reichsvogt and mayor . During this time he was also involved in the settlement between the city and the prince abbey of St. Gallen in 1566. Due to the tensions between the city and the monastery, which had arisen as a result of the Reformation , a denominational conflict arose, which increasingly led to disputes between the monastery and the Reformed townspeople. These disputes could only be ended when both parties tried to mediate and then agreed in the Rorschacher Spruch in 1565 and in the Wiler Treaty in 1566 to have their own rights and obligations. In this context, the abbot was granted the right to build his own gate in the city fortifications, today's Karlstor , so that he no longer had to cross the city to leave the monastery. For this purpose, in the interests of the security of the city, a wall was built between the monastery and the city, some of which is still preserved today.

In 1573 he suffered financial ruin.

Ambrosius Aigen had been married to Elisabeth (* 1505 in St. Gallen; † unknown), daughter of Ludwig Zollikofer (1450–1514), merchant and partner in the Zollikofer trading company, which he chaired from 1502 to 1514, since 1530. The following is known by name as a child:

  • Martha Aigen (born October 15, 1548 in St. Gallen; † 1619), married to Heinrich Spindler (1539–1602).

Memberships

He was a member of the Society for the Notenstein .

literature

  • August Naef : Chronicle or Memories of the City and Landscape of St. Gallen. With the epitome of the related Appenzell events. From the oldest to the more recent. Friedrich Schulthess, Zurich, Scheitlin, St. Gallen 1867, p. 64 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Durrer: The Swiss Guard in Rome and The Swiss in Papal Service. 1st part . BoD - Books on Demand, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7340-0478-0 , pp. 38, footnote 4 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed January 4, 2019]).
  2. ^ Rorschach Treaty 1566 - The wall between the monastery and the city. In: Gallus Monastery and Gallus City - side by side and with one another. City Archives St. Gallen, accessed on January 4, 2019 (exhibition April 20 to May 13, 2012).
personal data
SURNAME Aigen, Ambrosius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Own, Ambrosius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Mayor
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Gallen
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1578
Place of death St. Gallen