Capaul
Capaul (French Capoul , Chapaul, Capaull, Kapaul) is the name of an old Bündner Oberland family whose origins come from the Lugnez - or Rhaeto-Romanic name of the valley - in the Val Lumnezia . The Capaul occur particularly in Lumbrein .
Origin of the Capaul
The Capaul have been the owners of the Chisti residential tower since the 16th century and are related to the free church people of the Disentis Monastery and vassals Lumerins , who can also be proven to be employers in Lumbrein.
Representative of the family
Famous members of the Capaul family:
- Schamun Capaul, Fellers around 1558
- Gion Bistgaun Capaul, 1806–1870, soldier under King Charles X in Paris and later pastor.
- Charles Albert Roc Capaul, nephew of the above, coin validator in the royal mint of Paris
- Joseph Capaul, Garcon d'offices at the banker Baron de Rothschild around 1861
- Ursula Capaul, owner of the Alpa camera brand
- Christian Capaul, April 26, 1954, doctor of dentistry, dental practice in Laax GR 1982–2018