Jakob Feer
Jakob Feer (born June 14, 1472 in Lucerne ; † August 20, 1541 in Buttisholz ) came from the patrician Feer family. He was a minor councilor , governor , mayor and delegate to the Diet .
Life
Jakob I Feer was the son of Leopold (Lüpold) VI Feer (1445–1502) and Elisabeth, b. Chandler. His grandfather (and father of Leopold VI) was the Lucerne mayor Hans Feer . Jakob I was married to Maria Dorothea von Meran (1477–1549), a daughter of Niklaus von Meran . Jakob and Dorothea Feer had 11 children, including the later Twingherrn and church bailiff Jakob II.
The grandson of Jakob I (and son of Jakob II), Leopold IX Feer , had Buttisholz Castle built in 1570/71 . From then on, the family had the suffix Feer von Buttisholz .
He was an opponent of the Reformation and a leading French partisan. He died of the plague on August 20, 1541 .
Services
From 1502 he belonged to the Grand Council , from 1504 to the Small Council . From 1505 to 1507 he was governor of Büron and Triengen , 1514–16 and 1521–23 to Rothenburg , 1519–21 to Mendrisio , 1523–25 to Ruswil , 1525–27 and 1529–31 to Willisau and 1531–33 to Lugano .
In 1533, 1537 and 1539 he was mayor of Lucerne. 1526 he acquired from the Constance cathedral chapter the Kollatur Buttisholz . From 1527 he served as a Twingherr (judge for minor offenses in his judicial district) in Grossdietwil and Grosswangen .
From 1521 he was repeatedly delegate to the Lucerne Parliament .
literature
- Theodor von Liebenau : The mayors of Lucerne . In: The history friend. Announcements from the Historical Association of the Five Places Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden whether and not the forest and Zug . Volume 35, 1880, p. 132 f.
- Eduard Feer : The Feer family in Lucerne and in Aargau , Verlag Sauerländer , Aarau; Volume 2, 1964; Pp. 122-128
- Josef Kurmann: The political leadership in Lucerne 1450-1500 , Raeber Verlag, Lucerne; 1976, ISBN 3-7239-0041-0
- Viridarium nobilitatis Lucernensis arboribus genethliacis exornatum family tables of Lucerne patrician families, 1400-1900 , Lucerne State Archives, 1765
- Kurt Messmer, Peter Hoppe: Lucerne patriciate. Social u. economic history studies on the origin and development in the 16th and 17th centuries . Rex-Verlag, Lucerne 1976, ISBN 3-7252-0283-4 ( Lucerne historical publications 5).
Web links
- Peter Spettig: Feer, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feer, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ministerial councilor, governor, mayor and delegate of the daily statutes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1472 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1541 |
| Place of death | Buttisholz |