Grande Société (Bern)
| Cercle de la Grande Société de Berne | |
|---|---|
| Establishment date: | 1759 |
| Seat : | Bern |
| Website: | grande-societe-berne.ch |
The Cercle de la Grande Société de Berne (dt. Big Society ) is a society founded in 1759 by the Bernese aristocracy and diplomacy .
history
The company was founded in 1759 based on its Dutch model, the Grande Société in The Hague , established in 1748 , and was accordingly called the Dutch Society at the outset. Little is known about the society and its work. Occasionally there are newspaper articles that report on the Grande Société de Berne . For example in the Bern daily newspaper " Der Bund " on April 6, 2009 on the occasion of the publication of a book on the 250th anniversary of the company. In the book The Victim's Fortune (2002) Richard Wolffe describes in detail the negotiations to process the Nazi money between the World Jewish Congress ( WJC ) under Israel Singer and Edgar Bronfman with the Swiss Bankers Association , represented by Georg Krayer ( Bank Sarasin ) and Hans J. Bär ( Bank Julius Baer ), on the firm's premises.
Premises
In the beginning, the Grande Société rented premises in the former house of the Mittellöwen Society , at the top of Kramgasse in Bern. In 1761 the company moved to the house of Bailiff Samuel Friedrich Fasnacht, also on Kramgasse. From 1766 the Grande Société planned a new building, preferring a project outside the city gates. In the same year, 24 members founded a society with the aim of building a theater and concert hall. A year later they offered the Grande Société premises in the planned construction. In 1769 the salons in the newly built Hôtel de Musique on Theaterplatz could be moved into. The premises still serve their purpose today.
Members
In the Grande Société, families who were previously eligible for regiment as well as selected citizens and diplomats are represented today . The Cercle maintains relationships with the Zurich club Baur au Lac and the Munich men's club . Well-known members include Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger (co-founder), Albrecht von Haller , Vincenz Bernhard Tscharner , Johann Rudolf Sinner , Karl Viktor von Bonstetten , Erasmus Ritter , Johann Rudolf Tschiffeli , Samuel Anton Wilhelmi , August von Gonzenbach , Walther von Bonstetten , Toulo de Graffenried , Max Huber , Sigismund von Bibra , Max Petitpierre , Hans Wildbolz and Paul Jolles .
literature
- Georg von Erlach et al. (Ed.): Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société in Bern 1759–2009. Licorne-Verlag, Bern 2009, ISBN 978-3-85654-181-1 . (Content)
- Manuel Kehrli: The large law firm. In: Bern's golden age. The 18th century rediscovered. Stämpfli, Bern 2008, ISBN 978-3-7272-1281-9 , p. 208.
- Manuel Kehrli: Sociability in Bern, the bar and the foundation of the Grande Société , in: Georg von Erlach ea: Hôtel de Musique and Grande Société de Berne, Bern 2009, pp. 41–57.
- Ludwig Samuel von Tscharner: La Grande Société de Berne 1759–1909. Notice commémorative à l'occasion du cent cinquantième anniversaire de sa fondation. Staempfli, Bern 1909.
Web links
- Official website
- Archive of the Grande Société (1764–2007) in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 50.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 50.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 50.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 52.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 52.
- ↑ The discreet charm of the aristocracy. Der Bund, April 6, 2009, accessed on April 6, 2009 .
- ↑ Partner clubs Europe. Club Baur au lac, April 6, 2009, accessed April 6, 2009 .
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 58.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 32.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 118.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 312.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 90.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 48.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 48.
- ↑ Kehrli 2009, p. 48.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 217.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 243.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 258.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 255.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 275.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 298.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 301.
- ↑ von Erlach 2009, p. 305.