Johann Balthasar Schneider

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Johann Balthasar Schneider (1612–1656)

Johann Balthasar Schneider (born July 9, 1612 in Colmar ; † April 5, 1656 there ) was envoy of the Alsatian League of Ten Cities during the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

Life

Origin and family

Johann Balthasar Schneider grew up as the son of the father of the same name and his wife Ursula Leytting with his six siblings in a family that had emigrated from Hesse. In April 1640 he married Anna Catharina Pistorius, daughter of Nicolaus Pistorius (notary and clerk in the service of the Counts of Rappoltstein) and his wife Anna Catharina Wetzler. Eight children resulted from this marriage.

Career and work

Johann Balthasar attended the Protestant grammar school in Colmar and the high school in Mömpelgard . In Strasbourg he began in 1629 with a law degree . Following this, educational trips took him through France, England and the Netherlands. In Colmar he began his service in the city administration in 1634 and became a syndic here . He was Bailli of Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine and head of the Protestant high school in Colmar. Several foreign missions took him to Catalonia and the French court. In 1645 Johann Balthasar was appointed by the Colmar City Council for the Alsatian League of Ten cities as envoy to the Peace Congress in Münster . He rented an apartment in Münster and Osnabrück and commuted between the congress venues. On October 24, 1648 he signed the peace treaty for eight cities, while Markus Otto signed for Weißenburg and Landau. The entry into force of the Treaty that had to Holy Roman Empire of the Alsace in France , the main winner after the Peace of Westphalia cede. As a thank you for his work, the Colmar City Council granted a gratuity of 772 Reichstalers. In 1652 and 1653 Johann Balthasar took part in the Reichstag in Regensburg .

literature

  • Heinz Duchhardt , Gerd Dethlefs, Hermann Queckenstedt: "... to an everlasting memory". The peace halls in Münster and Osnabrück (= Osnabrück cultural monuments , vol. 8). Bramsche 1996, ISBN 3-930595-83-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schneider, Johann Balthasar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Envoy of the Holy Roman Empire at the Westphalian Peace Congress in Münster
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1612
PLACE OF BIRTH Colmar
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1656
Place of death Colmar