Pelagius Schläpfer

Pelagius Schläpfer, 12th Mayor of Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1666–1680.

Pelagius Schläpfer (* 8. August 1601 in Trogen , † 4. November 1680 ibid ; heimatberechtigt in Trogen) was a Swiss textile merchants , Landeszeughaus Lord, State Governor, Diet Envoy and Landammann from the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes .

Life

Pelagius Schläpfer was probably a son of Jörg Schläpfer, the first canvas manufacturer in Appenzell Ausserrhoden and landlord , and Katharina Sonderegger. In 1632 he married Magdalena Zellweger, daughter of Hans Zellweger, landlord and mayor . He then married Barbara Furter in 1658, daughter of Ulrich Furter, Hofammann von Marbach . In 1670 he took Anna Niederer as his third wife.

Schläpfer probably initially worked as a canvas dealer and landlord. Like his presumed half-brother Ulrich Schläpfer , he received the highest political and military honors. In contrast to this, he pursued a more conciliatory policy towards Appenzell Innerrhoden . Schläpfer was a state witness from 1637. From 1647 he officiated as mayor of Trogen. From 1654 to 1666 he worked as the regional governor of Ausserrhoder and from 1658 to 1678 as the delegate of the Diet. From 1666 to 1680 he officiated as Ausserrhoder Landammann. Thanks to his authority, he was able to prevent the so-called Strogler Rhod, his place of residence around Hof Wald, from following the example of the municipality of Rehetobel , from breaking away from Trogen and becoming independent. The community of Wald AR was only founded after Schläferer's death in 1686.

literature

• Ernst Züst: Forest. The history of the community of Wald. Edited by the community of Wald. Herisau: Schläpfer 1986, pp. 32-35 and 204.

Web links

• Thomas Fuchs: Pelagius Schläpfer. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 9, 2011 , accessed May 11, 2020 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ On the function of the state offices (here state witness, state governor, governor) cf. Otto Tobler: Development and functions of the state offices in Appenzell A. Rh. From the end of the 14th century to the present. Diss. University of Bern 1905. In: Appenzellische Jahrbücher 34 (1906), pp. 1–164, here above all from p. 71. Web access via e-periodica.ch.
2. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Forest (AR). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 27, 2014 , accessed June 7, 2020 .

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