Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl
Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl (* 1506 ; † 24 May 1560 ) was mayor of the city of Bern .
Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl was in French service and was wounded in the battle of Pavia . In the same year (1525) he married Rose de Chauvirey, daughter of Philibert and Isabeau d'Achey, and became a member of the Grand Council, a year later of the Small Council. In the Second Kappel War he served as a lieutenant. In 1533 he became mayor of Bern for the first time, then again in 1537, 1539, 1542, 1546, 1550, 1554 and 1558. In 1536 he was a representative of the Bernese council for the religious talks in Lausanne .
Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl was lord of Colombier , Bevaix and Münchenwiler and co- lord of Burgistein , Schönegg, Kirchdorf, Gurzelen , Seftigen and Gerzensee .
Two of his sons moved to Burgundy and founded the family branches there.
Web links
- Archive holdings in the Burgerbibliothek Bern
- Hans Braun: Hans Jakob von Wattenwyl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
literature
- Franz Thormann: The Schultheissen pictures of the Bern city library . Dr. Gustav Grunau, Bern 1925 (picture no.8).
- Hans Braun: The von Wattenwyl family. La famille de Watteville . Licorne-Verlag, Bern / Murten 2004, p. 45-46 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian von Diesbach |
Schultheiss of Bern 1537, 1539, 1542, 1546, 1550, 1554 and 1558 |
Hans Franz Nägeli |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wattenwyl, Hans Jakob from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wattenwyl, Johann Jakob von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Schultheiss of Bern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1506 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1560 |
| Place of death | Bern , Switzerland |