Ludwig von Flüe

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Ludwig von Flüe

Ludwig von Flüe (Fr .: Louis de Flue, also: Ludwig Ignaz von Flüe; * March 10, 1752 in Sachseln ( Obwalden ); † April 1, 1817 ibid) was the commanding officer of the Swiss Guard in the defense of the Bastille and therefore led also the name Ludwig von Flüe le Bastillien .

family

Ludwig von Flüe was born as one of the three children of Johann Wolfgang von Flüe and his third wife Marie Barbara Blättler. He also had 15 half-siblings. Von Flüe was a direct descendant of Niklaus von Flüe .

Life

The storming of the Bastille as a historical myth (picture by Jean-Pierre Louis Laurent Houel, published 1789)

From 1766 to 1792 Ludwig von Flüe was an officer in the Flües family company in France. On the orders of Bernard-René Jordan de Launay he handed over the surrender of the Bastille garrison through the gate to the insurgents when the Bastille was attacked on July 14, 1789 . From 1792 to 1799 Ludwig von Flüe was in English service, from 1816 he was again Guard Captain in French service.

literature

  • Niklaus von Flüe: Flüe, Ludwig von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Anton Küchler: Louis Bastillien or Guard Captain Ludwig von Flüe the defender of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. Reprint from Obwalden Volksfreund. 1886.
  • Kuno Müller: Ludwig von Flüe le Bastillien . In: Obwaldner Geschichtsblätter , No. 12. Historisch-Antiquarischer Verein, Sarnen 1974, pp. 125-139.

Web links

Wikisource: Louis de Flue  - Sources and full texts
personal data
SURNAME Flüe, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flüe, Ludwig Ignaz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss officer, commander of the Swiss Guard in defense of the Bastille, therefore also bore the name Ludwig von Flüe le Bastillien
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH Sachseln (Obwalden)
DATE OF DEATH April 1, 1817
Place of death Sachseln