Bernhard Riedmiller
Bernhard Riedmiller (born June 5, 1757 in Illerbachen , † January 11, 1832 in Vienna ) was an innkeeper in Bludenz ( Vorarlberg ) and one of the rebels around the Tyrolean freedom fighter Andreas Hofer .
Life
Riedmiller came from a wealthy farming family in Illerbachen, a suburb of the Berkheim community not far from Memmingen in the Illertal . His parents, Josef Riedmiller and Franziska Gropper, were wealthy rural landowners and had nine children, of which Bernhard was the youngest.
In 1782 he married Cäzilia Wilburger . As in Bludenz fallen into bankruptcy Kronenwirtsgut the mayor Johann Josef Berchtel was up for sale, he moved in 1789 as crowns -Wirt. His estate with many goods was at that time the most prestigious business in town.
In the war years 1796 and 1799 he led a Bludenz rifle company as captain in the defensive battles against the French under Napoleon. In 1809 he was appointed one of the eight national defense majors and played a leading role in the conquest of Lindau and the siege of the city of Constance during the Austro-French War on Lake Constance . He was one of the military leaders of the Vorarlberg popular uprising in 1809 .
After the surrender of the Vorarlberg insurgents, Riedmiller had to flee to Tyrol in August 1809 . He joined Andreas Hofer there and took part in the third Battle of Bergisel on August 13, 1809 . Bernhard Riedmiller received the Great Medal of Bravery and Medal of Honor in Gold.
After the collapse of the Tyrolean uprising, he fled to Switzerland, later lived in Bohemia and died on January 9, 1832 in Vienna.
monument
With his origins in Illerbachen, the “Swabian Riedmiller” could not function as a Vorarlberg folk hero for a long time. Besides, he had never been the leader of the whole country, but the commander of a rifle battalion.
Today the Riedmiller fountain in Bludenz, designed by Georg Matt in 1905, commemorates Riedmiller's services to the region.
literature
- A. Niederstätter: Riedmiller Bernhard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 146.
Web links
- Bernhard Riedmiller in the Vorarlberger Chronik
- Entry on Bernhard Riedmiller in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
swell
- "Heroes" of 1809 in Vorarlberg (seminar paper Michael Kasper, 2005)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elmar Schallert: Three unknown letters from 1820/21 from the Vorarlberg defense major Christian Müller (in Montfort 36/1984, pages 218–225)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riedmiller, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Freedom fighters of the Napoleonic era |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Illerbachen near Memmingen, today part of Berkheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1832 |
| Place of death | Vienna |