Jean Daniel Abraham Davel
Jean Daniel Abraham Davel , called Major Davel (born October 20, 1670 in Morrens , † April 24, 1723 in Vidy ) was a Swiss rebel .
Life
After serving under Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough and participating in the second Villmerger War of 1712, the Bernese made him major in the Vaudois militias .
Against the background of the Vaudois resistance to the introduction of the Consensus Helveticus , Davel felt called by God to liberate his fatherland from the rule of Bern, and on March 31, 1723, surprisingly, 500 to 600 men entered Lausanne. There he assembled the city council, presented it with a manifesto in which the government of Bern had been accused of making a number of mistakes, and thereupon explained his plan for the liberation of the Vaud region. However, the council immediately reported the incident to Bern, and Davel was arrested.
During the investigation, he persisted under the torture that his company was directly inspired by God and that he had no complicity. He was then beheaded.
While Davel's story was soon forgotten in the 18th century, he was stylized as a Vaudois folk hero in the 19th century .
literature
- Gilbert Coutaz: Davel, Jean Daniel Abraham. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Davel, Jean Daniel Abraham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Davel, major |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss rebel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1670 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morrens |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1723 |
| Place of death | Vidy |