Johann von Erlach (Schultheiss)
Johann von Erlach (* 1474 in Bern ; † 1539 ) was mayor of the city of Bern .
The noble Johann von Erlach married the likewise noble Magdalena von Mülinen in 1500 . He was the master of Hindelbank , Jegenstorf , Riggisberg and Spiez . Erlach sat from 1501 in the Grand Council , 1506 was proconsul of Grandson , 1508 a member of the Small Council , and from 1519 to 1539 Schultheiss Berne . In 1511 he was the Bernese envoy to Neuchâtel , in 1512 to Geneva to the Duke of Savoy , Charles III. and to Venice to Pope Julius II. He took part in the train to Dijon in 1513 and to Milan in 1515 and was Commander-in-Chief in the Oberland Reformation riots and captain in the First and Second Kappel Wars in 1528 .
1517–1518, shortly before the Reformation, he had a new church built in Hindelbank . Among the valuable picture windows, which were destroyed in a fire in 1911, there was also a picture of the donor , which shows the builder of the church kneeling in knight armor (before Christ, who was depicted opposite), presented by his namesake Johannes .
See also
Archives
literature
- Barbara Braun-Bucher: Erlach, Johann von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Hans Ulrich von Erlach: 800 years Berner von Erlach. A family story. Benteli, Bern 1989, pp. 120-126.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jakob von Wattenwyl |
Schultheiss of Bern 1519 to 1539 |
Sebastian von Diesbach |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erlach, Johann von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erlach, Johann von the Younger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Schultheiss of Bern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1474 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1539 |
| Place of death | Bern , Switzerland |