Gruyères (patrician family)
The von Greyerz family ( Gruyers, Gryers ) is a family from Greyerz that has owned the citizenship of the city of Bern since the 14th century .
history
The von Gruyères family first became tangible in Bern in the 14th century. In written sources, Johannes received the nickname Wala (Walch, Welscher), which indicates the French-speaking origin (Gruyère). There are no genealogical connections with the Friborg counts of Greyerz , which died out in 1575 , although the Bernese Greyerz bear the coat of arms of the count's family. Peter Greyerz , who was proven to be a small councilor in 1433, is considered to be the progenitor. The sons of Hans von Greyerz formed the two main lines of the sex. The older line of the multiple Landvogts Hans von Greyerz († 1588), which died out around 1700, was partly active in the iron trade and provided several members of the Grand Council and Landvogte, while the younger, flourishing line of Albrecht von Greyerz belonged to the Society of Webern from 1750 and until 1798 in lower municipal offices, as clergy and craftsmen were active.
Walo von Greyerz, who is said to have snatched Bern's banner from the enemy in the battle of Schosshalde (1289), is legendary .
people
- Peter von Greyerz († 1448), Kastlan zu Zweisimmen
- Niklaus von Greyerz († 1515), member of the Small Council
- Hans von Greyerz († 1561), hospital master, governor of Fraubrunnen and Gottstatt
- Hans von Greyerz (1536–1588), notary, corn clerk, governor of Laupen, Bonmont and St.Johannsen
- Hans von Greyerz (1569–1618), iron merchant, governor of Laupen
- Jakob von Gruyerz (1569–1618), iron merchant, captain in Savoy, governor of Chillon and Echallens
- Abraham von Greyerz (1709–1778), pastor in Nidau, on the Nydegg and at the Münster, Stiftsdekan (1766)
- Niklaus Gottlieb von Greyerz (1748–1823), pastor in Zimmerwald
- David Niklaus von Greyerz (1739–?), Officer in the French service
- Gottlieb von Greyerz (1778–1855), forester in Günzburg and Augsburg
- Wilhelm Aimé Otto von Greyerz (1829–1882), pastor at the Church of the Holy Spirit
- Otto von Greyerz (1863–1940), linguist and dialect writer
- Karl von Greyerz (1870–1949), pastor and hymn poet
- Walo von Gruyères (1898–1976), advocate, journalist, city councilor, grand councilor and national councilor.
- Hans von Greyerz (1907–1970), historian
- Kaspar von Greyerz (* 1947), historian
- Nicola von Greyerz (* 1973), Grand Councilor (SP)
swell
- Johannes von Gruyers (Greyerz), known as Wala, Burger zu Bern, lends Konrad vom Holz, Burger zu Bern, the use of the Quart des Tithes at Nieder-Ostermundigen and Ober to compensate for damage to interest and goods of the Belpberg until they are bought back -Ostermundigen , State Archives of the Canton of Bern , documents, Fach Seftigen, May 25, 1367
- Files pertaining to lawsuits and investigations against Chief Forester Emil v. Gruyères (1839–1842), State Archives of the Canton of Bern, BB VIa 628
- Eulogy for Walo von Greyerz, given by Niklaus von Diesbach im Äussern Stand (1769), State Archives of the Canton of Bern, FA von Diesbach 320
- Family archive of Gruyères, Bern Burgerbibliothek , FA von Gruyères
- Bernhard von Rodt : Genealogies of civil sexes of the city of Bern , Volume 2 (1950), Burgerbibliothek Bern , Mss.hhLII.9.2 , pp. 263-276
- Scattered stocks in the Bern Burger Library
literature
- Gruyère. For the Gruyères family day , (June 27, 1902) Bern 1902.
- Hans Braun: Greyerz, from (BE). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Newspaper for the German Aristocracy, Volume 2, [1] Origin and legends of the aristocracy and the old families in general: Greyerz
Web links
- Greyerz coat of arms on www.chgh.ch
- von Gruyères on www.bernergeschlecht.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ A portrait of Abraham von Gruyeres is in Jegenstorf Castle .