Melchior Lussi
Melchior Lussi , also "Lussy" (* 1529 in Stans ; † November 14, 1606 ibid), was a Swiss statesman, Landammann of Nidwalden and council member as well as a colonel in foreign military service.
Life
In 1544 he learned the Italian language from his uncle Peter, the bailiff in Bellinzona , and then worked as an official interpreter for the bailiff of Locarno . He lived in Bellinzona in 1558 as governor. In 1560 he acquired the Winkelriedhaus in Stans . In 1561 he was elected Mayor of Nidwalden, 1562–1563 he was envoy of the Catholic places at the Council of Trent . In 1580 he was bailiff in Lugano . In 1582 he founded the Capuchin monastery in Stans. In 1583 he made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and in 1590 to Santiago de Compostela .
Since 1583 he was a knight of the Knightly Order of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
literature
- Fabian Hodel: Melchior Lussi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 20, 2009 , accessed March 14, 2020 .
- Georg von Wyss : Lussi, Melchior . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, pp. 657-660.
- Manfred Weitlauff : Lussy, Melchior. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 535 f. ( Digitized version ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lussi, Melchior |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lussy, Melchior |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1529 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stans |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1606 |
| Place of death | Stans |