Bernhard Zeerleder
Bernhard Zeerleder von Steinegg (baptized March 29, 1788 in Bern , † December 5, 1862 in Hüttwilen ) was a Swiss conservative politician and member of the patrician Zeerleder family .
Zeerleder was a brother of Ludwig and Karl Zeerleder and grandson of Albrecht von Haller . In 1805 he entered Austrian service, was Bernese Grand Councilor from 1827 to 1831, and in 1847 he joined the Sonderbund as a “fanatical opponent of revolutionary ideas and the radicals ” . He fought as a major against the federal army, was arrested, released by General Dufour and moved to Meersburg . In his absence “he was sentenced to prison by a military court”, returned in 1849 after an amnesty to Thurgau Castle (which he acquired in 1814) and wrote “historical works”.
Zeerleder's estate is in the Bern Burger Library .
literature
- Theodor Zeerleder : Memory of Bernhard Zeerleder von Steinegg. 1864.
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 44, 1898, p. 762.
- Thurgauer Zeitung , November 22, 1947.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Erich Trösch: Bernhard Zeerleder. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Scattered inventory (descriptor) in the Bern Burger Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeerleder, Bernhard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeerleder von Steinegg, Bernhard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss conservative politician and member of the Zeerleder patrician family |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized March 29, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1862 |
| Place of death | Hüttwilen |