Johannes von Bärenfels

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Johannes von Bärenfels (first mentioned in 1451, † June 18, 1495 in Basel ) was a politician and mayor of Basel.

Life

Johannes von Bärenfels was born as the son of Arnold III. von Bärenfels , Basel canon and mayor, and his wife Elsina von Ramstein.

He was a knight and lord of Arisdorf and Hegenheim .

From 1452 to 1494 he was councilor in Basel and during this time he was one of the last aristocratic mayors of Basel from 1457 to 1494. In his office as mayor in 1460, together with the city council, when the University of Basel was founded, he issued a certificate in which the freedoms and privileges of the university were recognized. In 1461 he bought the Farnsburg for the city of Basel.

In 1473 he received Emperor Friedrich III as mayor . in Basel.

In 1466 and 1481 he was an envoy in the dispute between the city of Basel and Prince-Bishop Johann von Vienne . He was also involved in the Waldshut Peace Treaty in 1468 and in the negotiations leading up to the Burgundian Wars from 1469 to 1474 .

In 1475 he took part in the train to Neuss and in the same year was also a member of the assembly in Lucerne .

From January 6th to 24th, 1478 he was involved in the congress that took place in Zurich and at which the various warring parties of the Saubanner procession agreed on the division of the spoils of war.

He often represented Basel at the Reichstag and obtained it from Emperor Friedrich III in Regensburg in 1471 . a trade fair privilege for the city of Basel, according to which two fortnightly annual markets (fairs) could be held.

Johannes von Bärenfels was married to Magdalena († August 5, 1493), daughter of Hans Wilhelm von Mülinen († 1449), canon in Beromünster and chamberlain of Archduke Friedrich of Austria (later Emperor Friedrich III). Their daughter Beatrix von Bärenfels (1470-1524) was married to Adam von Landsberg († 1501).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Markus Lutz : Chronicle of Basel or the main moments of Baslerischen history . P. 165. Samuel Flick, 1809 ( google.de [accessed on March 11, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Johannes Knebel : Chronicle of the chaplain Johannes Knebel from the times of the Burgundian War . S. 4. Bahnmaier, 1851 ( google.de [accessed on March 11, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Bärenfels, Johannes von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Mayor
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1495
Place of death Basel