Niklaus von Wattenwyl (clergyman)
Niklaus von Wattenwyl (* 1492 ; † March 12, 1551 ) was a Swiss provost .
Von Wattenwyl went through the career of a Catholic clergyman and was, among other things, provost in Lausanne and Bern . He corresponded with Huldrych Zwingli and tended more and more to the Reformation , resigned from the clergy in 1525, married and in 1527 bought the dominion of Wil ( Schlosswil with Schloss Wil ). In 1535 he became Bernese Grand Councilor and in 1536 was one of the presidents of the Lausanne disputation . His illuminated prayer book testifies to his important ecclesiastical position in the pre-Reformation period.
literature
- Emil Blösch : Wattenwyl, Niklaus von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 249 f.
Web links
- Hans Braun: Wattenwyl, Niklaus von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Breviary of Provost Niklaus von Wattenwyl in the catalog of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Braun: Wattenwyl, Niklaus von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wattenwyl, Niklaus von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss provost and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1492 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1551 |