Herring war
The Herring War was a conflict in 1570 between town and country in the canton of Lucerne . The name "Herring War" came about because the conflict occurred during Lent (Herring Season).
Causes and course
The conflict arose when the Rothenburgers refused to swear allegiance to the new bailiff Niklaus Kloos in 1570 ; the rural population no longer wanted to tolerate the increasing influence of the Lucerne patriciate. Customs duties, road money and increasing fines were also contested. The “head” of the resistance was the Rothenburg pastor Johann Morhard, whom the local council had elected pastor in 1564 - after bribery had taken place. He was "educated, bold, and fearless". The Lucerne Council had the ringleaders arrested. Pastors Morhard, Heini Bühlmann, Klaus Bachmann and four other citizens were imprisoned in Lucerne.
Immediately 700 men gathered on the Emmenfelde to free the prisoners. 600 people from Entlebuch wanted to help the city. Envoys from the original cantons mediated peace, which was concluded on February 26, 1570. The prisoners were released. Pastor Morhard, on the other hand, was the main instigator of the uprising and was held prisoner for seven weeks. Then he had to swear primal feud and leave the country.
Individual evidence
- ^ Waltraud Hörsch: Emmenbrücke. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- ^ Franz Zelger : Studies and research on the history of the barons of Rotenburg-Wolhusen as well as the office and the spot Rotenburg. A contribution to the history of the canton of Lucerne on the occasion of the 7th Centenarium of the development of the town and patch of Rotenburg . Haag, Luzern 1931, p. 411.