Hüglin from Schönegg
Hüglin von Schönegg (mentioned from 1354 in Basel , † 1377 ibid) was a Swiss knight .
Hüglin was the son of a non-noble painter and grew up in Basel. His brother was canon of St. Leonhard in 1362 .
Hüglin's name appears for the first time in 1354 as "Hugo de Sonheco serviens armorum", as a member of the papal palace guard in Avignon . In Vicenza he was knighted in 1354. From 1376, Hüglin was Marshal of the Duchy of Spoleto .
In 1369 he sent relics of St. Theobald to the Katharinenkapelle in the Leonhardskirche Basel , where he had his grave. He also decreed that a mass should be read in the chapel for him and his brother Johannes, a canon of St. Leonhard, and that an eternal light should be on .
Hüglin was married to Agnes Fröweler and died around the age of 55.
literature
Eduard A. Gessler: Hüglin von Schönegg. In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde , Vol. 21, 1923, pp. 75–126. ( e-periodica.ch )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eduard A.Gessler: Leonhard Church. Grave chapel of Hüglin von Schönegg. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hüglin from Schönegg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | papal general and marshal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1354 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1377 |
| Place of death | uncertain: Italy |