Dominik Alois von Weber

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Johann Franz Dominik Aloys Eustach von Weber , from 1787 Count von Weber (born December 29, 1744 in Schwyz , † February 17, 1827 in Hietzing ), was a Swiss politician and officer .

Life

Weber was the son of the military Alois Werner von Weber and came from the old Schwyz country people family Weber . He became a privy councilor to the Prince-Bishop of Konstanz Franz Konrad von Rodt , then in 1768 governor in Wil and from 1772 to 1788 regional major and at the same time from 1772 to 1774 and again from 1788 to 1790 federal governor in Thurgau . In between, he was from 1784 to 1788 state treasurer and also from 1785 to 1792 nine judges. In 1787 he was with his father by Pope Pius VI. raised to the papal count.

Weber held a number of offices during the First Coalition War . From 1791 to 1798 he was a war councilor , 1792 commander of the Schwyz delegation to the French invasion of Basel , after 1793 Pannerherr , 1794 envoy to Basel and Zurich , 1795/1796 governor and colonel in the Einsiedeln regiment and in 1796 lieutenant colonel in the Schwyz regiment. Finally, in 1797/1798 he was the last to hold the office of Landammann of the old country.

Weber fled abroad during the period in which the Helvetic Republic came into being because he feared repression, while his brother-in-law Franz Xaver von Weber took on new offices. Dominik Alois von Weber acquired a manor in Feldkirch and finally moved to Hietzing in 1805. There he died in poor circumstances despite an imperial pension.

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SURNAME Weber, Dominik Alois von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weber, Johann Franz Dominik Aloys Eustach Graf von (full name); Weber, Dominik Alois Graf von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss politician and officer
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwyz
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1827
Place of death Hietzing